Why the Market Dipped But (PNNT) Gained TodayIn the latest trading session, PennantPark (PNNT) closed at $6.42, marking a +0.47% move from the previous day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.5%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.12%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 1.23%.
The business development company's shares have seen a decrease of 4.34% over the last month, not keeping up with the Finance sector's loss of 3.92% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.4%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of PennantPark in its upcoming release. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.22, indicating a 57.14% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $33.45 million, indicating a 15.61% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. PennantPark is currently a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, PennantPark is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 7.21. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.19.
