In the latest close session, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) was up +1.98% at $14.43. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.41%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.73%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.09%.
Heading into today, shares of the mining company had gained 26.91% over the past month, outpacing the Basic Materials sector’s gain of 3.22% and the S&P 500’s gain of 4.59%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Cleveland-Cliffs in its upcoming release. In that report, analysts expect Cleveland-Cliffs to post earnings of -$0.14 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 72%. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $5.21 billion, indicating a 5.49% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$0.46 per share and revenue of $20.38 billion, which would represent changes of +81.45% and +9.53%, respectively, from the prior year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Cleveland-Cliffs. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. At present, Cleveland-Cliffs boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
The Steel – Producers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 78, finds itself in the top 32% echelons of all 250+ industries.
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