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Enbridge (ENB) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

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Enbridge (ENB - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $35.47, demonstrating a -0.56% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.27% for the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.31%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.88%.

Heading into today, shares of the oil and natural gas transportation and power transmission company had lost 5.71% over the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 3.25% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.85% in that time.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Enbridge in its upcoming release. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.47, marking a 7.84% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $6.19 billion, down 20.32% from the prior-year quarter.

ENB's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $2.11 per share and revenue of $25.89 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +1.93% and -20.11%, respectively.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Enbridge. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the company's business and profitability.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical 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. Over the past month, there's been a 0.82% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Right now, Enbridge possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Looking at valuation, Enbridge is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 16.92. This signifies no noticeable deviation in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 16.92 for its industry.

One should further note that ENB currently holds a PEG ratio of 3.38. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry had an average PEG ratio of 3.3 as trading concluded yesterday.

The Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 52, placing it within the top 21% of over 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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