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Black Stone Minerals (BSM) Flat As Market Sinks: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Black Stone Minerals (BSM - Free Report) closed at $15.50, marking no change from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 1.02%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 2.45%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the partnership that owns mineral and royalty interests had lost 10.04% over the past month. This has lagged the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 6.76% and the S&P 500's loss of 5.25% in that time.

Black Stone Minerals will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, Black Stone Minerals is projected to report earnings of $0.43 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 65.38%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $162.97 million, down 9.17% from the year-ago period.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Black Stone Minerals. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 2.25% lower within the past month. Black Stone Minerals is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

Looking at its valuation, Black Stone Minerals is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 7.14. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 10.27.

The Energy and Pipeline - Master Limited Partnerships industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 102, which puts it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.

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