Dow Inc. (DOW) closed at $23.69 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.78% move from the prior day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.06%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.17%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.39%.
Shares of the materials science have depreciated by 3.68% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Basic Materials sector's gain of 4.89%, and the S&P 500's gain of 3.94%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Dow Inc. in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 23, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Dow Inc. to post earnings of -$0.27 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 157.45%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $10.19 billion, indicating a 6.34% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.89 per share and revenue of $40.96 billion. These totals would mark changes of -152.05% and -4.67%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Dow Inc. 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.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To exploit this, we've formed the Zacks Rank, a quantitative model that includes these estimate changes and presents a viable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 7.31% lower. As of now, Dow Inc. holds a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
The Chemical - Diversified industry is part of the Basic Materials sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 232, finds itself in the bottom 7% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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