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Masco (MAS) shares soared 8.6% in the last trading session to close at $63.77. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 17.7% loss over the past four weeks.
Following President Trump's announcement to suspend U.S. tariffs on most countries for 90 days, Masco shares soared, reflecting renewed investor optimism.
This maker of Behr paint, Delta faucets and other building products is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.93 per share in its upcoming report, which represents no change from the year-ago quarter. Revenues are expected to be $1.84 billion, down 4.5% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Masco, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised marginally higher over the last 30 days to the current level. And a positive trend in earnings estimate revision usually translates into price appreciation. So, make sure to keep an eye on MAS going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Masco is part of the Zacks Building Products - Miscellaneous industry. Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), another stock in the same industry, closed the last trading session 9.8% higher at $56.40. ROCK has returned -22% in the past month.
For Gibraltar Industries , the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.86. This represents a change of +7.5% from what the company reported a year ago. Gibraltar Industries currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
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