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GameStop (GME) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
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In the latest close session, GameStop (GME - Free Report) was up +2.32% at $22.93. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.14%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.1%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.39%.
Shares of the video game retailer have depreciated by 5.44% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 3.17%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of GameStop in its upcoming release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.19, up 1800% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $900 million, indicating a 12.74% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $0.75 per share and revenue of $3.58 billion, indicating changes of +127.27% and -6.29%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for GameStop. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. 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, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Right now, GameStop possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, GameStop is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 29.88. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 22.63 for its industry.
The Gaming industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 147, finds itself in the bottom 41% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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GameStop (GME) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
In the latest close session, GameStop (GME - Free Report) was up +2.32% at $22.93. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.14%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.1%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.39%.
Shares of the video game retailer have depreciated by 5.44% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 3.17%, and the S&P 500's gain of 2%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of GameStop in its upcoming release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.19, up 1800% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $900 million, indicating a 12.74% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $0.75 per share and revenue of $3.58 billion, indicating changes of +127.27% and -6.29%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for GameStop. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. 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, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Right now, GameStop possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, GameStop is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 29.88. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 22.63 for its industry.
The Gaming industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 147, finds itself in the bottom 41% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.