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Intrusion Inc. (INTZ) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note

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Intrusion Inc. (INTZ - Free Report) closed at $0.69 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.12% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.01%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.46%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 13.81% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 2.57%, while the S&P 500 lost 1.4%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Intrusion Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of -$0.1, showcasing no movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $1.83 million, indicating a 2.41% downward movement from the same quarter last year.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.41 per share and revenue of $8.22 million. These totals would mark changes of +10.87% and +15.84%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Intrusion Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. 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.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 6.58% decrease. At present, Intrusion Inc. boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

The Computer - Networking industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 43, this industry ranks in the top 18% of all industries, numbering over 250.

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.

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