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ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

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ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $76.28, moving -8.52% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.66%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.18%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.05%.

Shares of the company witnessed a gain of 12.01% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Computer and Technology sector with its gain of 6.36%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.55%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of ACM Research, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.51, marking a 41.67% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $308.99 million, indicating a 14.8% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $2.05 per share and a revenue of $1.17 billion, demonstrating changes of +27.33% and +29.5%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for ACM Research, Inc. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.

Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. Currently, ACM Research, Inc. is carrying a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

In the context of valuation, ACM Research, Inc. is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 40.67. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 40.77.

The Semiconductor Equipment - Material Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 1, placing it within the top 1% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.

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