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Dana (DAN) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Dana (DAN - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $16.72, moving +0.91% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.07%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.21%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.13%.

Heading into today, shares of the automotive equipment supplier had gained 2.09% over the past month, outpacing the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's gain of 0.35% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 5.36% in that time.

DAN will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 15, 2019. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.66, up 6.45% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.92 billion, up 4.61% from the year-ago period.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for DAN should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. DAN currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, DAN is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 5.17. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 8.53, which means DAN is trading at a discount to the group.

We can also see that DAN currently has a PEG ratio of 1.81. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. DAN's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.04 as of yesterday's close.

The Automotive - Original Equipment industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 142, which puts it in the bottom 45% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our 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.

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