In the latest trading session, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) closed at $12.20, marking a -4.98% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.41%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.18%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.31%.
The stock of mining company has risen by 19.44% in the past month, leading the Basic Materials sector's gain of 4.37% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.15%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Cleveland-Cliffs in its upcoming earnings disclosure. On that day, Cleveland-Cliffs is projected to report earnings of -$0.44 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 33.33%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $4.91 billion, indicating a 7.42% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of -$2.15 per share and a revenue of $19.31 billion, signifying shifts of -194.52% and +0.65%, respectively, from the last year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Cleveland-Cliffs. 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 business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
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, there's been a 3.87% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Cleveland-Cliffs currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Steel - Producers industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 178, finds itself in the bottom 28% echelons of all 250+ industries.
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