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Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR - Free Report) closed at $263.09, marking a +0.61% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.2% gain on the day.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 13.12% over the past month. This has outpaced the Finance sector's gain of 5.74% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.66% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from IIPR as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect IIPR to post earnings of $1.72 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 34.38%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $52.8 million, up 53.8% from the prior-year quarter.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $6.71 per share and revenue of $200.8 million. These totals would mark changes of +34.2% and +71.78%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for IIPR. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.23% lower within the past month. IIPR is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that IIPR has a Forward P/E ratio of 38.97 right now. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 19.03.

The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 73, which puts it in the top 29% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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