For the quarter ended September 2025, Alta Equipment (ALTG) reported revenue of $422.6 million, down 5.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$1.31, compared to -$0.86 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $458.63 million, representing a surprise of -7.86%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -385.19%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.27.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Alta Equipment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Revenue- New and used equipment sales: $211.1 million compared to the $241.98 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenue- Parts sales: $75.3 million versus $31.49 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenue- Service revenue: $66.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $75.66 million.
- Revenue- Rental revenue: $48.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $65.97 million.
- Revenue- Rental equipment sales: $21.4 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $51.36 million.
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Shares of Alta Equipment have returned -9.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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