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Why the Market Dipped But Talkspace, Inc. (TALK) Gained Today

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The latest trading session saw Talkspace, Inc. (TALK - Free Report) ending at $3.09, denoting a +0.65% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.46%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.98%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.64%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 14.01% over the past month, lagging the Medical sector's loss of 4.9% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.04% in that time.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Talkspace, Inc. in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 7, 2024. The company is expected to report EPS of -$0.02, up 60% from the prior-year quarter. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $44.3 million, reflecting a 32.87% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.

TALK's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$0.03 per share and revenue of $192.7 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +75% and +28.43%, respectively.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Talkspace, Inc. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the company's business and profitability.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Talkspace, Inc. presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical Info Systems industry is part of the Medical sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 93, this industry ranks in the top 37% of all industries, numbering over 250.

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.

Ensure to harness Zacks.com to stay updated with all these stock-shifting metrics, among others, in the next trading sessions.


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