Investors might want to bet on Construction Partners (ROAD) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This rating change essentially reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate.Individual inve ...

Investors might want to bet on Construction Partners (ROAD) , as earnings estimates for this company have been showing solid improvement lately. The stock has already gained solid short-term price momentum, and this trend might continue with its still improving earnings outlook.The rising trend in estimate revisions, which is a result of growing analyst optimism on the earnings prospects of this road and highway construction company, should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research sho ...

Gibraltar Industries (ROCK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.86 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.80 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 10.47%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this building-products company would post earnings of $0.94 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.01, delivering a surprise of 7.45%.Over the last four ...