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Dental Stocks' Earnings Roster for Nov 2: ABC, HSIC, HYH

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The current week is set to see a plethora of earnings releases as many bigwigs are lined up to report their quarterly numbers. Notably, the Q3 earnings season is projected to be the first quarter to see positive earnings growth after five consecutive quarters of decline.

As per the latest Earnings Preview, 291 S&P companies have already disclosed their numbers as of Oct 28. Notably, reported earnings increased 2.2% year over year on a 1.3% surge in revenues, with the beat ratio being 73.5% for earnings and 57.4% for revenues.

Medical is one of the major broader sectors among the 16 Zacks sectors in the S&P 500 cohort that is expected to report earnings growth in the third quarter. The sector is likely to report earnings growth of 6% on revenue improvement of 7.3%.

Dental is an important component of the Medical sector and is expected follow the same earnings growth trajectory in the quarter. Here, we take a look at three Dental stocks set to report their quarterly figures on Nov 2:

Chesterbrook, PA-based AmerisourceBergen Corporation is set to report fourth-quarter and fiscal 2016 results before the opening bell. AmerisourceBergen is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical services companies, which focuses on providing drug distribution and related services to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes.

AMERISOURCEBRGN Price and EPS Surprise

 

AMERISOURCEBRGN Price and EPS Surprise | AMERISOURCEBRGN Quote

AmerisourceBergen’s track record has been quite promising, with the company comfortably beating estimates in three of the four trailing quarters. However, headwinds in the form of contract renewals and lower generic inflation are likely to mar opportunities for AmerisourceBergen. On the brighter side, the company extended its ties with the largest health systems customer for an additional five years earlier this year, which is expected to prove accretive.

As per our model, a stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) to beat earnings. Simultaneously, we caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 or 5 (Sell-rated) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions. 

Thus, the company is not likely to beat earnings, given the combination of a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) and an Earnings ESP of -0.82% (read more: AmerisourceBergen Q3 Earnings: Will It Disappoint?).

Headquartered in Melville, NY, Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC - Free Report) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2016 financial numbers before the opening bell. The company is a leading distributor of health care products and services across the globe.

Last quarter, the company registered a positive earnings surprise of 1.23%. In fact, Henry Schein’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the past four quarters, at an average of 2.51%

HENRY SCHEIN IN Price and EPS Surprise

 

HENRY SCHEIN IN Price and EPS Surprise | HENRY SCHEIN IN Quote

Headwinds in the form of increased competition in the medical product distribution market, market uncertainties and lower-than expected Dental Sales are major concerns. However, solid returns from the Medical, Animal Health and Technology and Value-Added Services businesses and the company’s ability to win new customers in the medical space holds considerable promise for Henry Schein (read more: Henry Schein Q3 Earnings: Disappointment in Store?).

Nevertheless, our proven model does not conclusively show that the company is likely to beat earnings, given the combination of a Zacks Rank #4 and earnings ESP of -0.61%. Please check our Earnings ESP Filter that enables you to find stocks that are expected to come out with earnings surprises.

Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, Halyard Health Inc. is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the market opens. The company is primarily focused on advancing health and healthcare by preventing infection, eliminating pain and speeding recovery actions.

Halyard Health posted a positive earnings surprise in the last four trailing quarters, the average being 25.8%. However, in the last quarter, the company missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in terms of revenue by $64 million. Meanwhile, Halyard Health has withdrawn the previously issued financial guidance for 2016, as a result of the divestiture of the Total Population Health Services (TPHS) business unit to ShareCare.

HALYARD HEALTH Price and EPS Surprise

 

HALYARD HEALTH Price and EPS Surprise | HALYARD HEALTH Quote

Meanwhile, our proven model does not conclusively show that the company is likely to beat earnings, given the combination of a Zacks Rank #4 and earnings ESP of 0.00%.

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