Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for Cara Therapeutics (CARA)
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. CARA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.
These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on CARA’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Cara Therapeutics could be a solid choice for investors.
Current Quarter Estimates for CARA
In the past 30 days, three estimates have gone higher for Cara Therapeutics while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 55 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 37 cents today, a move of 32.7%.
Current Year Estimates for CARA
Meanwhile, Cara Therapeutics’ current year figures are also looking quite promising, with four estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing from a loss of $2.54 per share 30 days ago to a loss of $1.84 per share today, a move of 27.6%.
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. Price and Consensus
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. Price and Consensus | Cara Therapeutics, Inc. Quote
Bottom Line
The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 7.7% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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