$0.30 EPS Expected for CARBO Ceramics Inc. (CRR); Nationstar Mortgage Holdings (NSM) Has 0.7 Sentiment

October 26, 2017 - By Marguerite Chambers

Analysts expect CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) to report $0.30 EPS on November, 14.They anticipate $0.01 EPS change or 3.23% from last quarter’s $0.31 EPS. T_CRR’s profit would be $8.14M giving it 5.50 P/E if the $0.30 EPS is correct. After having $0.29 EPS previously, CARBO Ceramics Inc.’s analysts see 3.45% EPS growth. About 1.24M shares traded or 46.66% up from the average. CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) has declined 19.88% since October 26, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 36.58% the S&P500.

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. provides servicing, origination and transaction based services principally to single-family residences throughout the United States. The company has market cap of $1.96 billion. The Firm operates through three divisions: Servicing, Originations and Xome. It has a 8.97 P/E ratio. The Firm provides residential loan services in the United States.

Among 9 analysts covering Carbo Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR), 2 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 22% are positive. Carbo Ceramics Inc. had 21 analyst reports since August 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co with “Hold” on Friday, July 7. Piper Jaffray maintained CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) on Thursday, July 27 with “Hold” rating. The firm earned “Sector Perform” rating on Tuesday, June 7 by Howard Weil. The stock of CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) earned “Market Perform” rating by Cowen & Co on Wednesday, May 10. The stock of CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, August 30 by Cowen & Co. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co on Friday, October 30 with “Market Perform”. Howard Weil maintained CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE:CRR) rating on Thursday, September 10. Howard Weil has “Sector Perform” rating and $28 target. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co on Monday, February 6 with “Market Perform”. The firm has “Sector Perform” rating given on Friday, October 28 by Howard Weil. Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “Neutral” rating in Friday, December 16 report.

CARBO Ceramics Inc. is a technology firm that provides services and products to the global gas and oil and industrial markets. The company has market cap of $179.17 million. The Firm operates through two divisions: Oilfield Technologies and Services, and Environmental Products and Services. It currently has negative earnings. The Company’s oilfield technologies and services segment includes the manufacturing and selling of proppant products for use primarily in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas wells, Fracpro software for the design of fracture treatments, and StrataGen consulting services for the optimizing of well completions.

About 1.15M shares traded or 153.43% up from the average. Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NSM) has risen 46.68% since October 26, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 29.98% the S&P500.

Fortress Investment Group Llc holds 24.91% of its portfolio in Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc for 68.10 million shares. Proxima Capital Management Llc owns 613,240 shares or 5.95% of their US portfolio. Moreover, Sls Management Llc has 3.01% invested in the company for 158,688 shares. The New York-based Adirondack Research & Management Inc. has invested 1.87% in the stock. Ardsley Advisory Partners, a Connecticut-based fund reported 550,000 shares.

Analysts await Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) to report earnings on November, 1. They expect $0.38 EPS, down 26.92% or $0.14 from last year’s $0.52 per share. NSM’s profit will be $37.17M for 13.18 P/E if the $0.38 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.43 actual EPS reported by Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -11.63% negative EPS growth.

Ratings analysis reveals 33% of Nationstar Mortgage’s analysts are positive. Out of 3 Wall Street analysts rating Nationstar Mortgage, 1 give it “Buy”, 1 “Sell” rating, while 1 recommend “Hold”. NSM was included in 3 notes of analysts from September 9, 2016. The company was initiated on Friday, September 9 by Piper Jaffray. The firm earned “Underweight” rating on Thursday, February 23 by Barclays Capital. As per Wednesday, October 26, the company rating was initiated by Nomura.