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Nikola (NKLA) Stock Moves -0.13%: What You Should Know

Zacks Equity Research
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In the latest trading session, Nikola (NKLA) closed at $7.44, marking a -0.13% move from the previous day. This change was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.22%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.19%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.53%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the pioneer in zero-emission trucks had lost 30.89% over the past month. This has lagged the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's loss of 9.69% and the S&P 500's loss of 6.58% in that time.

Nikola will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 24, 2022. In that report, analysts expect Nikola to post earnings of -$0.29 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 70.59%.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Nikola. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

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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. Nikola is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

The Automotive - Domestic industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 163, which puts it in the bottom 37% of all 250+ industries.

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