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Modine (MOD) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

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Modine (MOD - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $91.30, moving +1.42% from the previous trading session. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.32% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.53%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.26%.

Shares of the heating and cooling products maker witnessed a loss of 4.26% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector with its loss of 0.82%, and the S&P 500's gain of 4.51%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Modine in its upcoming release. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.96, signifying a 7.69% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $651.12 million, indicating a 1.57% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $4.52 per share and a revenue of $2.74 billion, signifying shifts of +11.6% and +6.14%, respectively, from the last year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Modine. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.13% higher. Modine currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In terms of valuation, Modine is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 19.92. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 12.8.

Meanwhile, MOD's PEG ratio is currently 0.59. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. As the market closed yesterday, the Automotive - Original Equipment industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.09.

The Automotive - Original Equipment industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 177, putting it in the bottom 29% of all 250+ industries.

The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.


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