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Buy Rated Stock in Focus – Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST)
By Stocks Daily Staff -
October 13, 2015

Wall Street research brokerage firms continue to have a positive stance on shares of Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST). According to Zacks Research, the equity has been given a 1.8 rating on a consensus basis based on the sell-side analysts polled. This number is based on a 1 to 5 scale where 1 represents a Strong Buy and 5 a Strong Sell. In total, estimates from 5 analysts were taken into account by Zacks.

In taking a look at where the stock price might be headed, analysts have a one year target of $1.046 on a consensus basis. The highest estimate currently stands at $2 while the most conservative is at $0.33.

Wall Street is expecting earnings of $-0.02 for the current fiscal quarter for Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST). This is the consensus estimate based on the 5 sell-side analysts polled by Zacks. Investors will watch how these numbers mirror the actual earnings which will be provided by the company on or around 2015-11-05.

Looking further out, analysts have a full year consensus estimate of $-0.04 for the company’s earnings. The long term growth rate for the company over the next three to five years is 25%, based on 1 analysts providing longer term projections.

Most recently, Capstone Turbine Corporation (NASDAQ:CPST) reported earnings of $-0.02 for the quarter ending on 2015-06-30. This was $0 or a surprise factor of 0% away from the Zacks Consensus at the time of the report. Earnings surprises often follow a “cockroach effect” where it’s likely that one earnings surprise in either direction often leads to more of the same.

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