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Fortuna Mining (FSM) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why

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Fortuna Mining (FSM - Free Report) closed the latest trading day at $5.12, indicating a +0.79% change from the previous session's end. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.27%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.65%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.26%.

Shares of the silver and gold miner witnessed a gain of 5.61% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Basic Materials sector with its loss of 3.73% and the S&P 500's gain of 2%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Fortuna Mining in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on November 6, 2024. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.11, up 10% from the prior-year quarter.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Fortuna Mining. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. 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, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 8.51% downward. Currently, Fortuna Mining is carrying a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

In the context of valuation, Fortuna Mining is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 11.81. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 16.72, which means Fortuna Mining is trading at a discount to the group.

The Mining - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 177, this industry ranks in the bottom 30% of all industries, numbering over 250.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained 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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