Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) closed at $37 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.4% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500’s daily gain of 0.84%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.06%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.1%.
Coming into today, shares of the financial communications and data services provider had lost 9.36% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector lost 5.35%, while the S&P 500 lost 4.03%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Donnelley Financial Solutions as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 22, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.26, up 250% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $226 million, up 7.47% from the year-ago period.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Donnelley Financial Solutions. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company’s business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Donnelley Financial Solutions is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Digging into valuation, Donnelley Financial Solutions currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.42. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry’s average Forward P/E of 36.03.
The Internet – Software and Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 152, putting it in the bottom 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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