Online real estate marketplace Zillow (NASDAQ:ZG) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Zillow beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 4.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $581 million, up 17.1% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Zillow’s revenue to grow 15.5% year on year to $547.6 million, improving from the 9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.27 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Zillow has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 5.6% on average.
Looking at Zillow’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. VF Corp delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.2%, and FOX reported revenues up 19.9%, topping estimates by 5%. VF Corp traded up 1.4% following the results while FOX was also up 5%.
Read our full analysis of VF Corp’s results here and FOX’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the consumer discretionary segment, with share prices up 3.7% on average over the last month. Zillow is up 25.2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $83.22 (compared to the current share price of $84.70).
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