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Atlassian (TEAM) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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Atlassian (TEAM - Free Report) closed at $167.68 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.84% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.38% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.5%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.5%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 6.05% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 8.38% and the S&P 500's loss of 6.69% in that time.

Atlassian will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, Atlassian is projected to report earnings of $0.26 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 8.33%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $717.78 million, up 28.28% from the year-ago period.

TEAM's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $1.69 per share and revenue of $2.76 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +20.71% and +32.22%, respectively.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Atlassian. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Atlassian is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Atlassian has a Forward P/E ratio of 98.4 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 39.81.

Also, we should mention that TEAM has a PEG ratio of 4.37. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. Internet - Software stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.36 based on yesterday's closing prices.

The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 150, putting it in the bottom 41% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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