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M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI) Surges 6.3%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

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M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI - Free Report) shares rallied 6.3% in the last trading session to close at $83.1. 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 22.4% loss over the past four weeks.

M-tron Industries shares likely gained on continued optimism surrounding defense spending and sustained demand for its high-reliability frequency and spectrum-control products used in defense, aerospace and electronic warfare applications.

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -11.3%. Revenues are expected to be $14.8 million, up 11.5% 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 M-tron Industries, Inc., 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 MPTI 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 >>>>

M-tron Industries, Inc. is part of the Zacks Engineering - R and D Services industry. Mayville Engineering (MEC - Free Report) , another stock in the same industry, closed the last trading session 1.9% higher at $25.89. MEC has returned -27.9% in the past month.

For Mayville Engineering, the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at -$0.08. This represents a change of -180% from what the company reported a year ago. Mayville Engineering currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

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