Why Covenant Transportation (CVTI) Could Be Positioned for a Surge? - Tale of the Tape

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (CVTI) is a trucking services provider that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on CVTI’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Covenant Transportation could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for CVTI

In the past 30 days, 2 estimates have gone higher for Covenant Transportation while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 14 cents a share 30 days ago, to 28 cents today, a move of 100%.

Current Year Estimates for CVTI

Meanwhile, Covenant Transportation’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 2 estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from $1.70 per share 30 days ago to $1.90 per share today, an increase of 11.8%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 22.8% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future.

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