Investors might want to bet on Toro (TTC) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.The power of a chang ...

A downtrend has been apparent in JD.com, Inc. (JD) lately. While the stock has lost 8.7% over the past four weeks, it could witness a trend reversal as a hammer chart pattern was formed in its last trading session. This could mean that the bulls have been able to counteract the bears to help the stock find support.While the formation of a hammer pattern is a technical indication of nearing a bottom with potential exhaustion of selling pressure, rising optimism among Wall Street analysts about the future ear ...

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) closed the last trading session at $28.94, gaining 2.6% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $38.75 indicates a 33.9% upside potential.The average comprises 12 short-term price targets ranging from a low of $35.00 to a high of $49.00, with a standard deviation of $4.14. While the lowest estimate indicates an increase of 20.9% from the cu ...

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) closed the last trading session at $10.3, gaining 11.1% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $14 indicates a 35.9% upside potential.The mean estimate comprises three short-term price targets with a standard deviation of $3.61. While the lowest estimate of $11.00 indicates a 6.8% increase from the current price level, the most optimistic anal ...

Shares of Neogen (NEOG) have gained 11.7% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $6.29, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price targets of Wall Street analysts are any indication. Going by the price targets, the mean estimate of $8.17 indicates a potential upside of 29.9%.The average comprises three short-term price targets ranging from a low of $6.50 to a high of $10.00, with a standard deviation of $1.76. While the lowest estimate indicates an i ...

Shares of Rithm (RITM) have gained 1.6% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $11.07, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price targets of Wall Street analysts are any indication. Going by the price targets, the mean estimate of $14.14 indicates a potential upside of 27.7%.The mean estimate comprises seven short-term price targets with a standard deviation of $1.11. While the lowest estimate of $12.50 indicates a 12.9% increase from the current pri ...

Shares of Humana (HUM) have been struggling lately and have lost 5.2% over the past four weeks. However, a hammer chart pattern was formed in its last trading session, which could mean that the stock found support with bulls being able to counteract the bears. So, it could witness a trend reversal down the road.While the formation of a hammer pattern is a technical indication of nearing a bottom with potential exhaustion of selling pressure, rising optimism among Wall Street analysts about the future earnin ...

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Vital Farms (VITL) .Vital Farms currently has an average brokerage recomme ...

季度业绩表现 - 季度每股收益为3.26美元，超出市场预期的3.23美元，同比增长5.8%，业绩超预期幅度为0.93% [1] - 季度营收为24.3亿美元，超出市场预期0.90%，同比增长2.97% [2] - 在过去四个季度中，公司有三次每股收益和三次营收超出市场预期 [2] - 上一季度每股收益为3.1美元，超出预期的3.03美元，业绩超预期幅度为2.31% [1] 股价表现与市场比较 - 公司股价年初至今下跌约31.2%，而同期标普500指数上涨16.5% [3] - 公司所属的金融交易服务行业在Zacks行业排名中处于后39%分位 [8] 未来业绩预期与评级 - 当前市场对下一季度的共识预期为每股收益3.19美元，营收23.4亿美元 [7] - 当前财年的共识预期为每股收益12.18美元，营收93.1亿美元 [7] - 公司当前Zacks评级为3级（持有），预计近期表现将与市场同步 [6] 同行业公司比较 - 同业公司Green Dot预计在即将公布的报告中季度每股亏损0.11美元，同比变化为-184.6% [9] - Green Dot预计季度营收为4.8725亿美元，同比增长20% [9] - Green Dot的业绩预计将于11月10日公布 [9]

评级升级与核心观点 - Centene公司股票评级被上调至Zacks Rank 1（强力买入）[1] - 评级上调主要反映了盈利预期的上升趋势 这是影响股价最强大的力量之一 [1] - 该评级体系完全基于公司盈利前景的变化 通过追踪卖方分析师的每股收益（EPS）预期共识来衡量 [1] Zacks评级体系分析 - Zacks评级体系对个人投资者高度有用 因为它基于客观的盈利预期变化而非华尔街分析师的主观评级 [2] - 该体系利用四种与盈利预期相关的因素 将股票分为五个等级 从第1级（强力买入）到第5级（强力卖出）[6] - 自1988年以来 Zacks Rank 1 的股票实现了平均每年+25%的回报率 [6] - 在任何时间点 该体系对其覆盖的4000多只股票维持“买入”和“卖出”评级的同等比例 仅有前5%的股票获得“强力买入”评级 [8] Centene公司盈利预期变化 - 市场预计该公司在2025财年的每股收益为1.73美元 与上年相比没有变化 [7] - 在过去三个月中 市场对该公司的Zacks共识预期已上升23.5% [7] - 评级上调至第1级意味着该股在盈利预期修订方面位列Zacks覆盖股票的前5% 表明其近期股价可能上涨 [9] 盈利预期与股价关系 - 公司未来盈利潜力的变化与其股价短期走势已被证明存在强相关性 [3] - 机构投资者使用盈利预期来计算公司股票的公平价值 其估值模型中盈利预期的增减会直接导致股票公平价值的升降 [3] - 盈利预期的上升趋势和随之而来的评级上调意味着公司基本业务的改善 投资者可能因此推高股价 [4]