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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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In the latest trading session, Cisco Systems (CSCO - Free Report) closed at $36.57, marking a -0.3% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 2.21% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.34%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 3.86%.
Heading into today, shares of the seller of routers, switches, software and services had lost 4.9% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.35% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.67% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CSCO as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be November 12, 2020. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.71, down 15.48% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $11.88 billion, down 9.74% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $3.11 per share and revenue of $48.25 billion. These totals would mark changes of -3.12% and -2.14%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for CSCO. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. CSCO currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that CSCO has a Forward P/E ratio of 11.8 right now. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 12.33.
We can also see that CSCO currently has a PEG ratio of 1.77. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Networking industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.29 as of yesterday's close.
The Computer - Networking industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 220, which puts it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Cisco Systems (CSCO) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Cisco Systems (CSCO - Free Report) closed at $36.57, marking a -0.3% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 2.21% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.34%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 3.86%.
Heading into today, shares of the seller of routers, switches, software and services had lost 4.9% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.35% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.67% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CSCO as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be November 12, 2020. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.71, down 15.48% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $11.88 billion, down 9.74% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $3.11 per share and revenue of $48.25 billion. These totals would mark changes of -3.12% and -2.14%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for CSCO. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. CSCO currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that CSCO has a Forward P/E ratio of 11.8 right now. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 12.33.
We can also see that CSCO currently has a PEG ratio of 1.77. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Computer - Networking industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 2.29 as of yesterday's close.
The Computer - Networking industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 220, which puts it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.