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Orthofix (OFIX) Surges 11.0%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

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Orthofix (OFIX - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 11% higher at $9.72. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 6.9% loss over the past four weeks.

Orthofix scored a strong price increase on investors’ optimism surrounding the company’s impending third quarter 2026 financial results, which is expected to release on Nov. 9. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the third quarter revenue suggests an increase of 2.3%. 

This medical device maker is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.11 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -45%. Revenues are expected to be $210.43 million, up 2.3% 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 Orthofix, 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 OFIX 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 >>>>

Orthofix is part of the Zacks Medical - Instruments industry. 908 Devices Inc. (MASS - Free Report) , another stock in the same industry, closed the last trading session 3.8% higher at $11.07. MASS has returned -13.5% in the past month.

908 Devices' consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at -$0.16. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -6.7%. 908 Devices currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

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