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Construction Partners (ROAD) Misses Q3 Earnings Estimates
ZACKSยท 2025-08-07 13:50
Company Performance - Construction Partners reported quarterly earnings of $0.81 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share, but showing an increase from $0.59 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -6.90% [1] - The company posted revenues of $779.28 million for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.87%, and up from $517.79 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Construction Partners has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] Stock Outlook - The immediate price movement of Construction Partners' stock will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and future earnings expectations [3] - The stock has added about 5.6% since the beginning of the year, underperforming compared to the S&P 500's gain of 7.9% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $1.06 on revenues of $876.5 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.13 on revenues of $2.77 billion [7] Industry Context - The Building Products - Miscellaneous industry, to which Construction Partners belongs, is currently in the bottom 37% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges ahead [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact stock performance [5] - The unfavorable estimate revisions trend prior to the earnings release has resulted in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for Construction Partners, suggesting expected underperformance in the near future [6]