Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) shares rallied 12.6% in the last trading session to close at $9.38. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 17% loss over the past four weeks.

The upside can be attributed to relief-rally across global markets following the announcement of a 90-day pause on tariff hike by the United States.

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.31 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -8.8%. Revenues are expected to be $1.17 billion, down 3.1% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For Elanco Animal Health, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on ELAN going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Elanco Animal Health is part of the Zacks Medical - Outpatient and Home Healthcare industry. Astrana Health, Inc. (ASTH), another stock in the same industry, closed the last trading session 2.7% higher at $31.93. ASTH has returned 10.3% in the past month.

Astrana Health, Inc.'s consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed -3.5% over the past month to $0.28. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -9.7%. Astrana Health, Inc. currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

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