BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR (BNTX) closed at $86.23 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.75% move from the prior day. The stock lagged the S&P 500’s daily gain of 1.74%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.91%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.88%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 43.06% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector lost 0.19%, while the S&P 500 lost 1.86%.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from BNTX as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, BNTX is projected to report earnings of -$0.44 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 175%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $48.86 million, up 53.32% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of -$1.13 per share and revenue of $392.31 million, which would represent changes of -18.95% and +222.53%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for BNTX. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company’s business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. 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.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. BNTX is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell).
The Medical – Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 186, putting it in the bottom 27% of all 250+ industries.
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