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Teladoc (TDOC) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

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In the latest trading session, Teladoc (TDOC - Free Report) closed at $7.87, marking a +2.61% move from the previous day. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.13% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.27%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.07%.

Coming into today, shares of the telehealth services provider had gained 2.4% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector gained 0.73%, while the S&P 500 gained 2.71%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Teladoc in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of -$0.24, marking a 26.32% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $625.56 million, down 2.33% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of -$1.17 per share and a revenue of $2.52 billion, demonstrating changes of +80.07% and -1.82%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Teladoc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of 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. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. Currently, Teladoc is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical Services industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 99, finds itself in the top 41% echelons 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.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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