Slack Technologies (WORK) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Slack Technologies (WORK) closed at $26.74, marking a +0.6% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.2%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.53%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.64%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the work messaging service had lost 1.04% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Business Services sector's loss of 17.06% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.23% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from WORK as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect WORK to post earnings of -$0.05 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 150%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $223.46 million, up 32.43% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.13 per share and revenue of $874.78 million. These totals would mark changes of +53.57% and +38.76%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for WORK. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.46% higher. WORK currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Technology Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 170, putting it in the bottom 33% of all 250+ industries.
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