Yahoo Finance Bunge (BG) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Bunge (BG) closed at $96.72 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.07% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.76%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.17%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 3.03%.
Coming into today, shares of the agribusiness and food company had lost 2.63% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector lost 7.76%, while the S&P 500 lost 5.94%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Bunge as it approaches its next earnings report date. The company is expected to report EPS of $3.44, down 19.25% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $14.73 billion, down 7.23% from the prior-year quarter.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $11.83 per share and revenue of $63.34 billion. These totals would mark changes of -14.95% and -5.78%, respectively, from last year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Bunge should also be noted by investors. 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.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.97% higher. Bunge is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Bunge is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.18. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 10.82.
The Agriculture - Products industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 163, putting it in the bottom 36% 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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