Yahoo Finance BlackRock (BLK) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
BlackRock (BLK) closed the most recent trading day at $593.08, moving +0.21% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.58%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.75%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.34%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the investment firm had lost 15.33% over the past month. This has lagged the Finance sector's loss of 10.03% and the S&P 500's loss of 10.53% in that time.
BlackRock will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $9.40, down 6.28% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.91 billion, up 1.93% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $39.43 per share and revenue of $20.15 billion. These totals would mark changes of +0.64% and +4.02%, respectively, from last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for BlackRock. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, 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. BlackRock is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Digging into valuation, BlackRock currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 15.01. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 9.64, which means BlackRock is trading at a premium to the group.
Also, we should mention that BLK has a PEG ratio of 1.84. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Financial - Investment Management was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.15 at yesterday's closing price.
The Financial - Investment Management industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 211, which puts it in the bottom 17% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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