Coherent (COHR) reported $1.43 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 26.8%. EPS of $0.95 for the same period compares to $0.36 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.70, the EPS surprise was +35.71%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Coherent performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Shares of Coherent have returned -10% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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