Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB) closed at $0.80 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.27% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 7.03%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 7.73%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 7.33%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 38.2% over the past month, lagging the Medical sector's loss of 8.85% and the S&P 500's loss of 16.9% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from ACB as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect ACB to post earnings of -$0.04 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 50%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $49.96 million, up 1.96% from the year-ago period.
ACB's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$0.94 per share and revenue of $209.72 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -327.27% and +5.88%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for ACB. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 2.22% higher within the past month. ACB is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The Medical - Products industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 61, which puts it in the top 24% of all 250+ industries.
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