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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY - Free Report) closed at $77.28 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.15% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.06% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.72%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.39%.

Coming into today, shares of the biopharmaceutical company had gained 7.88% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector lost 0.06%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.17%.

Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Bristol Myers Squibb as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be April 29, 2022. On that day, Bristol Myers Squibb is projected to report earnings of $1.92 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 10.34%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $11.26 billion, up 1.66% from the year-ago period.

BMY's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $7.80 per share and revenue of $46.82 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +3.86% and +0.94%, respectively.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Bristol Myers Squibb. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

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 has moved 0.02% higher within the past month. Bristol Myers Squibb is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, Bristol Myers Squibb is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 9.8. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 22.72, so we one might conclude that Bristol Myers Squibb is trading at a discount comparatively.

Investors should also note that BMY has a PEG ratio of 1.45 right now. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.32 at yesterday's closing price.

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 153, putting it in the bottom 40% 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.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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