Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) closed at $1.37 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.48% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.76%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.45%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.99%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 26.63% over the past month, lagging the Transportation sector's gain of 6.33% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.56% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from MMLP as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, MMLP is projected to report earnings of -$0.30 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 400%.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for MMLP. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-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.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. MMLP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Transportation - Shipping industry is part of the Transportation sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 190, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
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