Affirm Holdings (AFRM) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You
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Affirm Holdings (AFRM) closed the most recent trading day at $79.62, moving -1.82% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500’s daily loss of 0.41%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.01%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.13%.
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Heading into today, shares of the operator of digital commerce platform had lost 31.92% over the past month, lagging the Business Services sector’s loss of 12.79% and the S&P 500’s gain of 2.36% in that time.
Affirm Holdings will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Affirm Holdings to post earnings of -$0.44 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 2.22%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $330.01 million, up 61.74% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$2.42 per share and revenue of $1.28 billion. These totals would mark changes of +4.72% and +46.78%, respectively, from last year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Affirm Holdings. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-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. 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 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. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.82% higher within the past month. Affirm Holdings is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
The Business – Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 107, putting it in the top 42% of all 250+ industries.
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