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Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARPO) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. closed at $1.26, marking a +1.61% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.47% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 2.32%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.2%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 9.73% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector lost 0.38%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.74%.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from ARPO as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.27, up 325% from the prior-year quarter.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for ARPO. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

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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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 86.11% higher. ARPO is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 51, which puts it in the top 21% of all 250+ industries.

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