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Bartosiak: Trading Mallinckrodt's (MNK) Earnings with Options

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On Tuesday, February 7th, Mallinckrodt will release its fourth quarter earnings results before the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 5 (Strong Sell), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of A.

Dave will look at Mallinckrodt’s past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.

Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on Mallinckrodt ahead of earnings.

Mallinckrodt in Focus

Mallinckrodt Plc. is engaged in pharmaceuticals business. It develops, manufactures, markets and distributes specialty pharmaceutical products and medical imaging agents. The company's Specialty Pharmaceuticals segment includes branded and generic drugs and Medical Imaging segment includes contrast media and nuclear imaging agents. Mallinckrodt Plc. is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Mallinckrodt is expected to report earnings at $1.84 per share according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Last quarter they beat earnings expectations by 3.03%. They reported earnings at $2.04 per share, beating their estimate of $1.98. They have an average earnings surprise of 11.20%.

Mallinckrodt PLC Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Bottom Line

How should investors play Mallinckrodt ahead of their earnings report? For insights on the best options trades, then tune in at 9:00am tomorrow to see David’s thoughts.

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