Simon Property (SPG) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

Simon Property (SPG) closed at $99.70 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.16% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.72%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.45%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.27%.

Heading into today, shares of the shopping mall real estate investment trust had lost 12.17% over the past month, lagging the Finance sector's loss of 7.06% and the S&P 500's loss of 9.06% in that time.

Simon Property will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Simon Property to post earnings of $2.94 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 6.07%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.34 billion, up 3.43% from the year-ago period.

For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $11.66 per share and revenue of $5.31 billion, which would represent changes of -2.35% and +3.8%, respectively, from the prior year.

Any recent changes to analyst estimates for Simon Property should also be noted by investors. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.19% lower within the past month. Simon Property is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Simon Property has a Forward P/E ratio of 8.53 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 13.18, which means Simon Property is trading at a discount to the group.

It is also worth noting that SPG currently has a PEG ratio of 1.88. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. SPG's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.95 as of yesterday's close.

The REIT and Equity Trust - Retail industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 72, which puts it in the top 29% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.

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