Here's Why Pinnacle West (PNW) is a Strong Momentum Stock
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For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
Pinnacle West (PNW)
Phoenix, AZ-based Pinnacle West Capital Corporation was incorporated in 1985. The company provides electricity services (wholesale or retail) in the state of Arizona through its subsidiaries. The company is involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity from coal, nuclear, gas, oil and solar.
PNW boasts a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Shares of Pinnacle West has seen some interesting price action recently; the stock is down 0.5% over the past one week and up 3.7% over the past four weeks. And in the last one-year period, PNW has gained 16%. As for the stock's trading volume, 914,174.38 shares on average were traded over the last 20 days.
Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For PNW, one analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $4.77 per share for 2024. PNW boasts an average earnings surprise of 247.4%.
PNW should be on investors' short list because of its impressive earnings fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Momentum and VGM Style Scores.
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