Twitter closed the most recent trading day at $35.65, moving +0.82% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.44% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.53%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.26%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the short messaging service had gained 10.78% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.59% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from TWTR as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be October 25, 2018. On that day, TWTR is projected to report earnings of $0.14 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 40%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $703.72 million, up 19.35% from the year-ago period.
TWTR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.70 per share and revenue of $2.92 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +59.09% and +19.63%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for TWTR. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable 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 moved 1% lower. TWTR currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, TWTR is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 50.35. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 74.82, which means TWTR is trading at a discount to the group.
It is also worth noting that TWTR currently has a PEG ratio of 2.28. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Software was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.98 at yesterday's closing price.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 105, putting it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Twitter (TWTR) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Twitter closed the most recent trading day at $35.65, moving +0.82% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.44% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.53%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.26%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the short messaging service had gained 10.78% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.58% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.59% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from TWTR as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be October 25, 2018. On that day, TWTR is projected to report earnings of $0.14 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 40%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $703.72 million, up 19.35% from the year-ago period.
TWTR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.70 per share and revenue of $2.92 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +59.09% and +19.63%, respectively.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for TWTR. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable 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 moved 1% lower. TWTR currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, TWTR is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 50.35. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 74.82, which means TWTR is trading at a discount to the group.
It is also worth noting that TWTR currently has a PEG ratio of 2.28. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Software was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.98 at yesterday's closing price.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 105, putting it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.