Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Good News for AK Steel Holding (AKS)

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AK Steel Holding Corporation AKS is a company in the Steel – Producers space 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 AKS’ 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 AK Steel Holding could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for AKS

In the past 30 days, 4 estimates have gone higher for AK Steel Holding while only 2 have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 14 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 10 cents a share today, a move of 28.6%.

Current Year Estimates for AKS

Meanwhile, AK Steel Holding’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 6 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 99 cents per share 30 days ago to a loss of 75 cents per share today, a move of 24.2%.

Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 21.9% 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 #2 (Buy) stock to profit in the near future.

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