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M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $53.94, moving +2.7% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.44%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.7%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 16.94% outpaced the Construction sector's loss of 0.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.03%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of M-tron Industries, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.57, down 29.63% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $13.5 million, indicating a 2.2% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.29 per share and a revenue of $53.5 million, representing changes of -13.58% and +9.16%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for M-tron Industries, Inc. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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 ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. At present, M-tron Industries, Inc. boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

In the context of valuation, M-tron Industries, Inc. is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 22.93. This indicates a premium in contrast to its industry's Forward P/E of 21.93.

Also, we should mention that MPTI has a PEG ratio of 0.82. 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. The Engineering - R and D Services industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.78 as trading concluded yesterday.

The Engineering - R and D Services industry is part of the Construction sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 156, which puts it in the bottom 37% 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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