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Tutor Perini (TPC) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

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Tutor Perini (TPC - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $46.91, demonstrating a -1.51% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.3%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.46%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.38%.

The construction company's shares have seen an increase of 1.82% over the last month, not keeping up with the Construction sector's gain of 7.99% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.64%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Tutor Perini in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.29, marking a 52.63% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.23 billion, up 9.22% from the prior-year quarter.

For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.74 per share and a revenue of $5.13 billion, representing changes of +155.59% and +18.65%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Tutor Perini. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.29% downward. Currently, Tutor Perini is carrying a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

Investors should also note Tutor Perini's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 27.37. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 26.78.

The Building Products - Heavy Construction industry is part of the Construction sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 8, putting it in the top 4% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.


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