Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM) closed at $11.22 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.9% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.08%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.38%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.29%.
Coming into today, shares of the cancer drug developer had gained 1.46% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector gained 4.84%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.8%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from ATNM as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, ATNM is projected to report earnings of -$0.59 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 50.83%.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for ATNM. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company’s business and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. ATNM is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Medical – Drugs industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 191, which puts it in the bottom 26% of all 250+ industries.
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