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DAVE INC (DAVE) Surges 8.2%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

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Dave Inc. (DAVE - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 8.2% higher at $41.68. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 1.9% gain over the past four weeks.

The stock is gaining from the company’s enhanced member retention and ARPU, robust performance of the Dave Card product, and margin expansion.

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.12 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +106.3%. Revenues are expected to be $75.8 million, up 23.8% from the year-ago quarter.

While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.

For DAVE INC, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on DAVE going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

DAVE INC is a member of the Zacks Technology Services industry. One other stock in the same industry, Rackspace (RXT - Free Report) , finished the last trading session 5.1% higher at $2.58. RXT has returned -0.8% over the past month.

For Rackspace, the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at -$0.11. This represents a change of -83.3% from what the company reported a year ago. Rackspace currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).


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