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PhenixFIN (PFX) Soars 7.4%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?

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PhenixFIN (PFX - Free Report) shares rallied 7.4% in the last trading session to close at $45.99. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 2.4% loss over the past four weeks.

Shares of PhenixFIN rallied yesterday, likely due to heightened buying interest in a thinly traded stock. As a small-cap business development company with relatively low liquidity, even modest purchases involving a few thousand shares can trigger sharp percentage movements.

This investment firm is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -19%. Revenues are expected to be $5.63 million, down 8.6% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For PhenixFIN, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on PFX going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

PhenixFIN is a member of the Zacks Financial - SBIC & Commercial Industry industry. One other stock in the same industry, Hercules Capital (HTGC - Free Report) , finished the last trading session 0.8% higher at $16.04. HTGC has returned 2.8% over the past month.

Hercules Capital's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.5. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents no change. Hercules Capital currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

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