CorEnergy shares soared 11.2% in the last trading session to close at $7.03. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 5.5% gain over the past four weeks.

Return to pre-COVID market conditions in California and near-term commercial opportunities are fueling this upside.

Price and Consensus

This traded fund is expected to post quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.35 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +1850%. Revenues are expected to be $31.18 million, up 212.7% from the year-ago quarter.

While FFO and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in FFO estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.

For CorEnergy, the consensus FFO per share estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in FFO estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on CORR going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>