Cable news and media network Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) will be reporting results this Monday before market open. Here’s what to look for.
FOX beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.21 billion, up 28.1% year on year. It was a stunning quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting FOX’s revenue to grow 14.9% year on year, improving from the 4.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. FOX has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at FOX’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Hilton Grand Vacations delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 50.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 39.5%, and Hasbro reported revenues up 15%, topping estimates by 7.9%. Hilton Grand Vacations traded up 8.2% following the results while Hasbro was also up 15.7%.
Read our full analysis of Hilton Grand Vacations’s results here and Hasbro’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary segment, with share prices up 3.2% on average over the last month. FOX is up 4.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $79.63 (compared to the current share price of $64.93).
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