Tenet Healthcare (THC) closed the most recent trading day at $204.25, moving -1.22% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.42% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.29%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.29%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the hospital operator had gained 19.4% outpaced the Medical sector's gain of 5.6% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.2%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Tenet Healthcare in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on July 24, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $4.08, signifying a 1.49% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $5.39 billion, up 2.27% from the year-ago period.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $17.61 per share and a revenue of $22.02 billion, indicating changes of +4.95% and +3.32%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Tenet Healthcare. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable 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. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Tenet Healthcare is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.
With respect to valuation, Tenet Healthcare is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.74. This expresses no noticeable deviation compared to the average Forward P/E of 11.74 of its industry.
It is also worth noting that THC currently has a PEG ratio of 1.7. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. The Medical - Hospital industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.7 as trading concluded yesterday.
The Medical - Hospital industry is part of the Medical sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 60, this industry ranks in the top 25% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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