Ouster, Inc. (OUST) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know

In the latest close session, Ouster, Inc. (OUST) was down 4.58% at $23.34. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.33%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.63%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.22%.

The company's shares have seen an increase of 25.57% over the last month, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 5.24% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.07%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Ouster, Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 7, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of -$0.48, up 9.43% from the prior-year quarter. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $34 million, indicating a 25.97% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$1.74 per share and revenue of $143.4 million. These totals would mark changes of +16.35% and +29.07%, respectively, from last year.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Ouster, Inc. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Ouster, Inc. is holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now.

The Electronics - Miscellaneous Components industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 144, this industry ranks in the bottom 42% of all industries, numbering over 250.

The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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