Tenet Healthcare (THC – Free Report) closed the latest trading day at $133.40, indicating a -0.82% change from the previous session’s end. This change lagged the S&P 500’s 0.38% gain on the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.03%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.87%.
The hospital operator’s stock has climbed by 7.98% in the past month, exceeding the Medical sector’s loss of 3.56% and the S&P 500’s loss of 5.59%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Tenet Healthcare in its forthcoming earnings report. On that day, Tenet Healthcare is projected to report earnings of $3.12 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 3.11%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $5.17 billion, indicating a 3.66% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $12.15 per share and revenue of $20.88 billion. These totals would mark changes of +2.27% and +1.06%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Tenet Healthcare. 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.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.07% increase. Tenet Healthcare currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
With respect to valuation, Tenet Healthcare is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 11.07. This denotes a premium relative to the industry’s average Forward P/E of 10.85.
We can additionally observe that THC currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.01. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock’s expected earnings growth rate. Medical – Hospital stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 1.1 based on yesterday’s closing prices.
The Medical – Hospital industry is part of the Medical sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 80, placing it within the top 33% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered 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.
To follow THC in the coming trading sessions, be sure to utilize Zacks.com.
Financial Market Newsflash
No financial news published today. Check back later.
