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JD.com, Inc. (JD) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, JD.com, Inc. (JD - Free Report) closed at $30.76, marking a +1.62% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.29%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.17%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.19%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 2.92% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector lost 0.13%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.32%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from JD as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect JD to post earnings of $0.18 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 50%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $18.40 billion, up 20.62% from the year-ago period.
JD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.95 per share and revenue of $80.46 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +179.41% and +16.09%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for JD. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. 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.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. JD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, JD is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.03. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 23.85.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 68, which puts it in the top 27% of all 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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JD.com, Inc. (JD) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, JD.com, Inc. (JD - Free Report) closed at $30.76, marking a +1.62% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.29%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.17%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.19%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 2.92% in the past month. In that same time, the Retail-Wholesale sector lost 0.13%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.32%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from JD as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect JD to post earnings of $0.18 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 50%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $18.40 billion, up 20.62% from the year-ago period.
JD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.95 per share and revenue of $80.46 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +179.41% and +16.09%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for JD. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. 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.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. JD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, JD is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 32.03. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 23.85.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 68, which puts it in the top 27% of all 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.