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Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Zynerba Pharmaceuticals closed the most recent trading day at $7.44, moving -0.53% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.37%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.42%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.56%.

Coming into today, shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company had lost 1.27% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector gained 6.43%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.42%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from ZYNE as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, ZYNE is projected to report earnings of -$0.51 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 8.51%.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for ZYNE should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

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 remained stagnant. ZYNE is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

The Medical - Generic Drugs industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 50, putting it in the top 20% of all 250+ industries.

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