In the latest trading session, Nutanix (NTNX) closed at $37.62, marking a -0.11% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.22% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.15%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.6%.
Heading into today, shares of the enterprise cloud platform services provider had gained 11.26% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 4.32% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.39% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from NTNX as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect NTNX to post earnings of -$0.60 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 185.71%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $296.48 million, up 2.44% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$1.46 per share and revenue of $1.29 billion, which would represent changes of -135.48% and +11.34%, respectively, from the prior year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for NTNX. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. 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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. NTNX currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Computers - IT Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 88, putting it in the top 35% of all 250+ industries.
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