Stantec (STN) Reports Q3 Earnings in Line with Expectations
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Earnings Performance: Stantec (STN) reported quarterly earnings of $1.11 per share, matching expectations, and showing an increase from $0.95 per share a year ago, while revenues of $1.24 billion fell short of estimates.
Stock Outlook: Despite a 37.5% increase in shares this year, Stantec's unfavorable earnings estimate revisions have resulted in a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating potential underperformance in the near future.
Industry Context: The Consulting Services industry, to which Stantec belongs, is currently ranked in the top 21% of Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable environment for stocks in this sector.
Upcoming Reports: Sprinklr (CXM), another company in the Zacks Business Services sector, is set to report its quarterly earnings soon, with expectations of a slight decline in earnings year-over-year.
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Analyst Views on CXM
Wall Street analysts forecast CXM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CXM is 9.40 USD with a low forecast of 7.00 USD and a high forecast of 12.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
4 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 6.570
Low
7.00
Averages
9.40
High
12.00
Current: 6.570
Low
7.00
Averages
9.40
High
12.00
About CXM
Sprinklr, Inc. is an enterprise software company for customer-facing functions. The Company's artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Unified Customer Experience Management (Unified-CXM), enables customer-facing teams, from customer service to marketing, to collaborate across internal silos, communicate across digital channels, and leverage AI to deliver better customer experience. Its platform enables organizations to connect to approximately 30 digital channels, including messaging, live chat, text, social media and hundreds of millions of forums, blogs, news and review sites, as well as traditional channels such as voice and email. Its single-codebase platform is designed to handle unstructured data. Its Unified-CXM platform enables listening, seamless collaboration across the entire customer journey, skills-based workflow, customer-led governance, and timely decision-making.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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