Humacyte, Inc. (HUMA) closed at $2.54 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.17% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.61%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.49%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.95%.
The company's shares have seen a decrease of 3.75% over the last month, not keeping up with the Medical sector's loss of 0.67% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.85%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Humacyte, Inc. in its upcoming release. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of -$0.15, marking a 44.44% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of -$0.18 per share and revenue of $8.77 million, indicating changes of +82.86% and 0%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Humacyte, Inc. should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. At present, Humacyte, Inc. boasts a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 75, positioning it in the top 31% of all 250+ industries.
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