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Core & Main (CNM) Surges 10.4%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

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Core & Main, Inc. (CNM - Free Report)  shares ended the last trading session 10.4% higher at $59.09. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 0.4% gain over the past four weeks.

Core & Main’s rally is largely driven by optimism over rising customer demand for storm drainage products and pipes, valves & fittings. Innovation capabilities and operational initiatives bode well for the company. Also, Core & Main made the Fortune 500 list for the first time at No. 497, reflecting its rapid growth and success in providing essential water infrastructure products.

This distributor of water and fire protection products is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +6.1%. Revenues are expected to be $1.83 billion, up 5.3% from the year-ago quarter.

While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.

For Core & Main, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on CNM going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Core & Main is part of the Zacks Manufacturing - Tools & Related Products industry. Sandvik AB (SDVKY - Free Report) , another stock in the same industry, closed the last trading session 1.1% lower at $21.74. SDVKY has returned 4.8% in the past month.

Sandvik's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.36. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of +24.1%. Sandvik currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).


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