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Air Industries (AIRI) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why

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The most recent trading session ended with Air Industries (AIRI - Free Report) standing at $4.01, reflecting a +0.75% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.49%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.2%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 1.22%.

Shares of the maker of parts for the aerospace industry and defense contractors have depreciated by 5.91% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Aerospace sector's loss of 3.5% and outperforming the S&P 500's loss of 8.15%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Air Industries in its upcoming release. In that report, analysts expect Air Industries to post earnings of $0.02 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 66.67%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $14 million, showing a 3.93% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.

Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Air Industries. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the company's business health and profitability.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed an unchanged state. Air Industries is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 136, this industry ranks in the bottom 46% of all industries, numbering over 250.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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