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Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Flat As Market Sinks: What You Should Know

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The most recent trading session ended with Virgin Galactic (SPCE - Free Report) standing at $1.62, reflecting no shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.13%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.03%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.12%.

The company's shares have seen a decrease of 34.68% over the last month, not keeping up with the Aerospace sector's loss of 10.54% and the S&P 500's loss of 5.53%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Virgin Galactic in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be -$0.42, reflecting a 23.64% increase from the same quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $1.1 million, indicating a 42.86% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$1.85 per share and revenue of $5.05 million, which would represent changes of +2.12% and +118.6%, respectively, from the prior year.

It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Virgin Galactic. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.36% increase. Virgin Galactic currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 99, which puts it in the top 40% 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.

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