Steris (STE) Surpasses Q4 Earnings Estimates

分组1 - Steris reported quarterly earnings of $2.74 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.59 per share, and up from $2.41 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 5.79% [1][2] - The company posted revenues of $1.48 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.09%, and compared to $1.42 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Steris has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times, but has only topped consensus revenue estimates once [2] 分组2 - Steris shares have increased approximately 12.5% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 0.1% [3] - The company's earnings outlook is crucial for investors, as it includes current consensus earnings expectations for upcoming quarters and any recent changes to those expectations [4][6] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $2.32 on revenues of $1.36 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $9.94 on revenues of $5.78 billion [7] 分组3 - The Medical - Instruments industry, to which Steris belongs, is currently ranked in the top 32% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the sector [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors or through tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]