Company Overview - Lear (LEA) is expected to report earnings for the quarter ended March 2025, with a consensus estimate of $2.61 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 17.9% [3] - Revenues are anticipated to be $5.56 billion, down 7.3% from the same quarter last year [3] Earnings Expectations - The earnings report is scheduled for release on May 6, 2025, and could influence stock movement based on whether actual results exceed or fall short of expectations [2] - The consensus EPS estimate has been revised 5.6% lower in the last 30 days, indicating a reassessment by analysts [4] Earnings Surprise Prediction - The Zacks Earnings ESP for Lear is +0.75%, suggesting a potential positive deviation from the consensus estimate [10][11] - However, Lear currently holds a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell), complicating the prediction of an earnings beat [11] Historical Performance - In the last reported quarter, Lear exceeded the expected EPS of $2.59 by delivering $2.94, resulting in a surprise of +13.51% [12] - Over the past four quarters, Lear has beaten consensus EPS estimates consistently [13] Industry Context - In the Zacks Automotive - Original Equipment industry, Magna (MGA) is also expected to report earnings of $0.90 per share, down 16.7% year-over-year, with revenues projected at $9.53 billion, a decrease of 13.2% [17] - Magna's consensus EPS estimate has been revised 3.9% lower, but it has a higher Most Accurate Estimate leading to an Earnings ESP of 6.70% [18]

Company Performance - Gentherm reported quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.48 per share, but down from $0.62 per share a year ago, indicating a 17.74% year-over-year decline [1] - The company posted revenues of $353.85 million for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.93%, but down from $356.02 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Gentherm has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times, but has only topped revenue estimates once [2] Stock Performance - Gentherm shares have declined approximately 37.8% since the beginning of the year, compared to a decline of 8.6% for the S&P 500 [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.62 on revenues of $376.1 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.50 on revenues of $1.46 billion [7] Industry Outlook - The Automotive - Original Equipment industry, to which Gentherm belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 36% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a challenging environment [8] - The performance of Gentherm's stock may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry, as research indicates that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8]