Glossary Detail: Analyst Revisions
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Changes to analyst price targets and EPS estimates — the direction and magnitude of revisions correlate with future stock performance.
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Analyst revisions are changes to Wall Street analysts' estimates for a company's future earnings, revenue, or price target. Upward revisions signal improving expectations; downward revisions signal deterioration. The rate and breadth of revisions (how many analysts are revising) matters as much as the magnitude.