Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) closed at $11.86 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.02% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.24%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.31%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 7.84%.
Coming into today, shares of the real estate investment trust had gained 3.16% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 4.08%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.39%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Invesco Mortgage Capital as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.07, down 23.57% from the prior-year quarter.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Invesco Mortgage Capital should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Invesco Mortgage Capital currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Invesco Mortgage Capital has a Forward P/E ratio of 2.54 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 8.16, so we one might conclude that Invesco Mortgage Capital is trading at a discount comparatively.
The REIT and Equity Trust industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 219, putting it in the bottom 14% of all 250+ industries.
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