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Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) closed the most recent trading day at $7.55, moving +0.67% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.82%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.05%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.59%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from BBBY as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect BBBY to post earnings of -$1.42 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 1283.33%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.30 billion, down 49.55% from the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$2.34 per share and revenue of $8.81 billion, which would represent changes of -608.7% and -21.04%, respectively, from the prior year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for BBBY. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

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