Marathon Oil Corporation MRO is a leading exploration and production company 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 MRO’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 Marathon Oil could be a solid choice for investors.
Current Quarter Estimates for MRO
In the past 30 days, two estimates have gone higher for Marathon Oil while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 2 cents a share 30 days ago, to break-even earnings today.
Current Year Estimates for MRO
Meanwhile, Marathon Oil’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with three estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, narrowing from a loss of 34 cents a share 30 days ago to a loss of 33 cents per share today, a move of 2.9%.
Marathon Oil Corporation Price and Consensus
Bottom Line
The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 22.3% 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 #3 (Hold) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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