Lindblad Expeditions (US:LIND) ZACKSยท2025-02-27 14:45Company Performance - Lindblad Expeditions reported a quarterly loss of $0.48 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.29, but an improvement from a loss of $0.53 per share a year ago, indicating a surprise of -65.52% [1] - The company posted revenues of $148.61 million for the quarter ended December 2024, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.21% and showing an increase from $125.36 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Lindblad Expeditions has surpassed consensus revenue estimates three times, but has only exceeded EPS estimates once [2] Stock Outlook - The immediate price movement of Lindblad Expeditions' stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call, as the stock has underperformed with a loss of about 6.1% since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's gain of 1.3% [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.01 on revenues of $161.2 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.02 on revenues of $689.56 million [7] Industry Context - The Leisure and Recreation Services industry, to which Lindblad Expeditions belongs, is currently ranked in the top 16% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to lower-ranked industries [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]