Snap (SNAP) closed the most recent trading day at $5.74, moving +1.77% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.76% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.67%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.71%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company behind Snapchat had gained 4.25% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 0.35% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.75% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from SNAP as it approaches its nex t earnings release, which is expected to be February 5, 2019. On that day, SNAP is projected to report earnings of -$0.08 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 38.46%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $376.64 million, up 31.84% from the prior-year quarter.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for SNAP. 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.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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.
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 1% higher. SNAP currently has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 28, putting it in the top 11% of all 250+ industries.
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