Freshpet (FRPT) closed the most recent trading day at $67.28, moving -4.21% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.58%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 1.18%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.32%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the seller of refrigerated fresh pet food had gained 3.64% outpaced the Consumer Staples sector's loss of 0.95% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.36%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Freshpet in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.38, down 17.39% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $308.51 million, indicating a 6.81% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $1.73 per share and a revenue of $1.22 billion, signifying shifts of -34.47% and +10.73%, respectively, from the last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Freshpet. 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 business outlook.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. 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.
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. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Right now, Freshpet possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
With respect to valuation, Freshpet is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 40.72. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 14.33 of its industry.
The Food - Miscellaneous industry is part of the Consumer Staples sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 208, this industry ranks in the bottom 16% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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