AudioEye (AEYE) closed at $11.71 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.72% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.32%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.53%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.26%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 6.17% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 7.22% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.51%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of AudioEye in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.16, indicating a 33.33% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $9.94 million, indicating a 17.31% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
AEYE's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $0.71 per share and revenue of $41.51 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +29.09% and +17.91%, respectively.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for AudioEye. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
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The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained steady. AudioEye presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
With respect to valuation, AudioEye is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 16.17. This denotes a discount relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 28.08.
Meanwhile, AEYE's PEG ratio is currently 0.65. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Software industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.1.
The Internet - Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 76, placing it within the top 31% of over 250 industries.
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