Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) Soars 26.4%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?
Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) shares ended the last trading session 26.4% higher at $8.43. 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 2.6% loss over the past four weeks.
Shares of ASPN have quite likely gained after it released its updated 2023 financial outlook and commercial updates. The company highlighted the PyroThin EV Thermal Barrier awards and its continuous focus on strong OEM partnerships along with lower-than-expected net loss range. These factors are most likely to have induced bullish sentiments among investors.
This maker of insulation products is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.29 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +61.3%. Revenues are expected to be $50.84 million, up 38.5% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Aspen Aerogels, 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 ASPN 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 >>>>
Aspen Aerogels is a member of the Zacks Building Products - Miscellaneous industry. One other stock in the same industry, Arcosa (ACA), finished the last trading session 0.6% lower at $68.23. ACA has returned -7.2% over the past month.
For Arcosa , the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.66. This represents a change of -5.7% from what the company reported a year ago. Arcosa currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
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