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Nice (NICE) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
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In the latest trading session, Nice (NICE - Free Report) closed at $138.20, marking a +2.26% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%.
The software company's shares have seen a decrease of 5.72% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 6.37% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.68%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Nice in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $3.17, marking a 10.07% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $727.92 million, up 5.5% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $12.44 per share and a revenue of $2.93 billion, representing changes of +11.87% and +7%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Nice. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business 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, 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. Nice is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Nice is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 10.87. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 29.68.
It is also worth noting that NICE currently has a PEG ratio of 0.96. 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 of the close of trade yesterday, the Internet - Software industry held an average PEG ratio of 2.22.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 85, this industry ranks in the top 35% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming 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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Nice (NICE) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
In the latest trading session, Nice (NICE - Free Report) closed at $138.20, marking a +2.26% move from the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%.
The software company's shares have seen a decrease of 5.72% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 6.37% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.68%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Nice in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $3.17, marking a 10.07% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $727.92 million, up 5.5% from the year-ago period.
For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $12.44 per share and a revenue of $2.93 billion, representing changes of +11.87% and +7%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Nice. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business 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, 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. Nice is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Nice is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 10.87. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 29.68.
It is also worth noting that NICE currently has a PEG ratio of 0.96. 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 of the close of trade yesterday, the Internet - Software industry held an average PEG ratio of 2.22.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 85, this industry ranks in the top 35% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming 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.