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Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

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Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM - Free Report) closed at $45.33 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.59% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 2.59%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 2.66%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.11%.

Heading into today, shares of the biopharmaceutical company had lost 29.16% over the past month, lagging the Medical sector's loss of 3.87% and the S&P 500's loss of 9.22% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Axsome Therapeutics as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Axsome Therapeutics to post earnings of -$1.23 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 32.26%.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Axsome Therapeutics. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

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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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 1.42% lower. Axsome Therapeutics is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 85, which puts it in the top 34% of all 250+ industries.

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