Yahoo Finance Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) closed the most recent trading day at $47.81, moving -0.84% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.97% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 1.35%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.39%.
Coming into today, shares of the biopharmaceutical company had gained 4.1% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector gained 3.17%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.64%.
BMY will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be July 25, 2019. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.03, up 1.98% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $5.98 billion, up 4.82% from the year-ago period.
BMY's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $4.18 per share and revenue of $24.11 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +5.03% and +6.88%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for BMY. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.05% lower within the past month. BMY currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that BMY has a Forward P/E ratio of 11.55 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 14.56, which means BMY is trading at a discount to the group.
It is also worth noting that BMY currently has a PEG ratio of 2.25. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. BMY's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.11 as of yesterday's close.
The Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 63, putting it in the top 25% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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