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Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

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In the latest trading session, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA - Free Report) closed at $12.74, marking a -4.35% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.31%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.25%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 1.38%.

Shares of the company witnessed a gain of 3.82% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Medical sector with its gain of 2.58%, and the S&P 500's gain of 0.87%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is predicted to post an EPS of -$0.58, indicating a 60% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $20.5 million, down 47.22% from the year-ago period.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of -$3.2 per share and a revenue of $82.2 million, indicating changes of +43.26% and -51.69%, respectively, from the former year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. As of now, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 98, finds itself in the top 40% echelons of all 250+ industries.

The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.

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