Spark Energy (SPKE) closed the most recent trading day at $9.44, moving +0.75% from the previous trading session. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.01%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.66%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.43%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the electricity and natural gas retailer had gained 2.18% over the past month. This has lagged the Utilities sector's gain of 4.01% and outpaced the S&P 500's gain of 0.19% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from SPKE as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect SPKE to post earnings of $0.05 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 117.24%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $190.70 million, down 16.55% from the year-ago period.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for SPKE 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. 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.
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. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. SPKE is currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
The Utility - Electric Power industry is part of the Utilities sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 108, which puts it in the top 43% of all 250+ industries.
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