Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) ended the recent trading session at $57.12, demonstrating a -1.4% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.52%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.52%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 4.12% outpaced the Finance sector's gain of 3.62% and lagged the S&P 500's gain of 5.95%.
The upcoming earnings release of Innovative Industrial Properties will be of great interest to investors. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $1.57, signifying a 31.44% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $63.3 million, down 20.67% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $6.69 per share and a revenue of $260.63 million, demonstrating changes of -25.5% and -15.52%, respectively, from the preceding year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Innovative Industrial Properties. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
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, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Innovative Industrial Properties presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Innovative Industrial Properties is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 8.67. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 11.52, which means Innovative Industrial Properties is trading at a discount to the group.
The REIT and Equity Trust - Other industry is part of the Finance sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 140, this industry ranks in the bottom 44% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming 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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