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Snap (SNAP) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
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Snap (SNAP - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $11.84, moving +1.37% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.23%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.84%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.24%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company behind Snapchat had gained 13.07% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 3.32% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.67% in that time.
Snap will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Snap to post earnings of -$0.05 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 150%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.05 billion, down 5.79% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.04 per share and revenue of $4.51 billion. These totals would mark changes of -76.47% and -2.03%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Snap. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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 ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Snap is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Snap has a Forward P/E ratio of 269.54 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 42.68, so we one might conclude that Snap is trading at a premium comparatively.
Also, we should mention that SNAP has a PEG ratio of 19.53. 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 Internet - Software was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.74 at yesterday's closing price.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 88, putting it in the top 35% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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Snap (SNAP) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Snap (SNAP - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $11.84, moving +1.37% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.23%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.84%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.24%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company behind Snapchat had gained 13.07% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 3.32% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.67% in that time.
Snap will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Snap to post earnings of -$0.05 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 150%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.05 billion, down 5.79% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $0.04 per share and revenue of $4.51 billion. These totals would mark changes of -76.47% and -2.03%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Snap. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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 ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Snap is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Snap has a Forward P/E ratio of 269.54 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 42.68, so we one might conclude that Snap is trading at a premium comparatively.
Also, we should mention that SNAP has a PEG ratio of 19.53. 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 Internet - Software was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.74 at yesterday's closing price.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 88, putting it in the top 35% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual 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.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.