Yahoo Finance TD Ameritrade (AMTD) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, TD Ameritrade (AMTD) closed at $38.61, marking a +1.29% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 1.27% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.18%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.87%.
Heading into today, shares of the online brokerage had gained 1.82% over the past month, outpacing the Finance sector's loss of 1.96% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.37% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from AMTD as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, AMTD is projected to report earnings of $0.90 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 14.29%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $1.40 billion, down 10.33% from the prior-year quarter.
AMTD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.59 per share and revenue of $5.76 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -13.08% and -4.24%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for AMTD should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for 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.
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. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.44% higher. AMTD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that AMTD has a Forward P/E ratio of 10.62 right now. This represents a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 13.51.
The Financial - Investment Bank industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 50, which puts it in the top 20% 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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