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Owens Corning (OC) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

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In the latest close session, Owens Corning (OC - Free Report) was down 2.83% at $146.79. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.72% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.3%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 1.12%.

The construction materials company's shares have seen an increase of 26.73% over the last month, surpassing the Construction sector's gain of 0.11% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.9%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Owens Corning in its upcoming release. In that report, analysts expect Owens Corning to post earnings of $3.02 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 28.27%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $2.67 billion, showing a 2.75% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $9.53 per share and a revenue of $9.93 billion, signifying shifts of -20.91% and -1.68%, respectively, from the last year.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Owens Corning. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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, 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Owens Corning currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In terms of valuation, Owens Corning is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 15.86. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 18.63 of its industry.

We can additionally observe that OC currently boasts a PEG ratio of 2.74. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Building Products - Miscellaneous industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.58.

The Building Products - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Construction sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 183, placing it within the bottom 26% of over 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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