Sonida Senior Living SNDA shares ended the last trading session 14.7% higher at $29.52. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 3.3% loss over the past four weeks.
Sonida witnessed a strong price rise on investors’ optimism following Sonida’s announcement to acquire 100% of CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The market is also upbeat as Sonida provide highlights of preliminary Q3’25 results.
This operator of senior living communities is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.75 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +23.5%. Revenues are expected to be $85.34 million, up 14.2% from the year-ago quarter.
While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
For Sonida Senior Living, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on SNDA going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Sonida Senior Living is a member of the Zacks Medical Services industry. One other stock in the same industry, Auna S.A. AUNA, finished the last trading session 3% lower at $5.43. AUNA has returned -15.3% over the past month.
Auna S.A.'s consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.2. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -23.1%. Auna S.A. currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
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