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AMC Entertainment (AMC) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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AMC Entertainment (AMC - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $3.05, moving -1.93% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.39% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.11%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.65%.
Heading into today, shares of the movie theater operator had lost 15.95% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 19.15% and the S&P 500's gain of 25.31% in that time.
AMC will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, AMC is projected to report earnings of -$1.49 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 23.14%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $976.62 million, down 18.64% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$4.35 per share and revenue of $3.52 billion, which would represent changes of -302.78% and -35.69%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for AMC. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 89.46% lower. AMC is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
The Leisure and Recreation Services industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 84, putting it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. 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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AMC Entertainment (AMC) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
AMC Entertainment (AMC - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $3.05, moving -1.93% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.39% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.11%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.65%.
Heading into today, shares of the movie theater operator had lost 15.95% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Discretionary sector's gain of 19.15% and the S&P 500's gain of 25.31% in that time.
AMC will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. On that day, AMC is projected to report earnings of -$1.49 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 23.14%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $976.62 million, down 18.64% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$4.35 per share and revenue of $3.52 billion, which would represent changes of -302.78% and -35.69%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for AMC. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 89.46% lower. AMC is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
The Leisure and Recreation Services industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 84, putting it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. 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.