Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Venture Global (VG): Time to Buy?

Venture Global (VG) could be a solid choice for investors given the company's remarkably improving earnings outlook. While the stock has been a strong performer lately, this trend might continue since analysts are still raising their earnings estimates for the company.

Analysts' growing optimism on the earnings prospects of this exporter of liquid natural gas is driving estimates higher, which should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Our stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is principally built on this insight.

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For Venture Global, strong agreement among the covering analysts in revising earnings estimates upward has resulted in meaningful improvement in consensus estimates for the next quarter and full year.

The chart below shows the evolution of forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimate:

12 Month EPS

Current-Quarter Estimate Revisions

For the current quarter, the company is expected to earn $0.55 per share, which is a change of +243.8% from the year-ago reported number.

Over the last 30 days, four estimates have moved higher for Venture Global compared to no negative revisions. As a result, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased 8.9%.

Current-Year Estimate Revisions

The company is expected to earn $1.63 per share for the full year, which represents a change of +89.5% from the prior-year number.

The revisions trend for the current year also appears quite promising for Venture Global, with five estimates moving higher over the past month compared to no negative revisions. The consensus estimate has also received a boost over this time frame, increasing 7.87%.

Favorable Zacks Rank

Thanks to promising estimate revisions, Venture Global currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). The Zacks Rank is a tried-and-tested rating tool that helps investors effectively harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and make the right investment decision.

You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Our research shows that stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and 2 (Buy) significantly outperform the S&P 500.

Bottom Line

While strong estimate revisions for Venture Global have attracted decent investments and pushed the stock 11.4% higher over the past four weeks, further upside may still be left in the stock. So, you may consider adding it to your portfolio right away.

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