Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Virgin Galactic (SPCE) closed at $4.03 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.95% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.12%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.13%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 4.09%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 1.23% in the past month. In that same time, the Aerospace sector gained 4.48%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.98%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Virgin Galactic as it approaches its next earnings release. On that day, Virgin Galactic is projected to report earnings of -$0.51 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 18.6%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.26 million, up 249.72% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$2.04 per share and revenue of $7.78 million. These totals would mark changes of -7.94% and +236.51%, respectively, from last year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Virgin Galactic. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-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. 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 ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 8.53% higher. Virgin Galactic is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 107, which puts it in the top 43% of all 250+ industries.

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