EGain (EGAN) To Report Q2 Earnings: What's In The Cards?

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Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to this announcement.

Factors to Consider

eGain’s customer engagement solutions are witnessing increasing adoption in this digital transformation era. The company’s virtual assistants and knowledge management and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions are the two big drivers of new bookings.

Additionally, eGain is expected to benefit from the partnerships with the likes of Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Avaya and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Connect. Moreover, it is winning customers on a regular basis. In the soon-to-be reported quarter, Altitude Software chose eGain’s AI and knowledge management solutions to enhance customer experience and boost operational productivity.

The partnerships are expected to aid Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) revenues in second-quarter fiscal 2019. Notably, in first-quarter fiscal 2019 SaaS revenues increased 40% year over year to $9.7 million.

Additionally, eGain’s AI Value in 30 Days program is expected to boost its competitive position and aid top-line growth in second-quarter fiscal 2019. The company’s AI program is capable of delivering value to businesses in 30 days or less as opposed to programs that take longer to add to business value. Moreover, the program is likely to win orders for eGain.

In first-quarter fiscal 2019, eGain won orders from a variety of industries including financial services, loan portfolio management and banking services to name a few. Moreover, a digital brand retailer switched from Zendesk (NYSE:ZEN) to eGain’s scalable and comprehensive solutions.

We believe that growing partnerships coupled with the increasing demand for customer engagement solutions will aid the adoption of eGain’s solutions. This, in turn, will boost top- line growth.

What Our Model Says

According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) along with a positive Earnings ESP has a good chance of beating estimates. The Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or 5) are best avoided.

eGain has a Zacks Rank #2 and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Stocks to Consider

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Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) has an Earnings ESP of +13.03% and a Zacks Rank #1. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) has an Earnings ESP of +2.3% and a Zacks Rank #2.

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