Rockwell Medical (RMTI) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Rockwell Medical (RMTI) closed at $1.92 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.05% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.64%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.08%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.82%.
Coming into today, shares of the maker of products used in the treatment of kidney disease and anemia had lost 22.13% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector lost 3.72%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.89%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Rockwell Medical as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, Rockwell Medical is projected to report earnings of -$0.12 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 70%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $23.67 million, up 26.65% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.43 per share and revenue of $86.08 million. These totals would mark changes of +77.25% and +18.23%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Rockwell Medical. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Rockwell Medical is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The Medical - Products industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 78, putting it in the top 31% of all 250+ industries.
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