Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for Box (BOX)
Box, Inc. BOX is a leading cloud content management 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 BOX’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 Box could be a solid choice for investors.
Current Year Estimates for BOX
Meanwhile, Box’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with one estimate moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from breakeven per share 30 days ago to 1 cent per share today, a significant increase.
Box, Inc. Price and Consensus
Box, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Box, Inc. Quote
Bottom Line
The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 29.7% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So, investors may want to consider this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) 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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