Strength Seen in Enova International (ENVA): Can Its 5.2% Jump Turn into More Strength?

Enova International (ENVA) shares rallied 5.2% in the last trading session to close at $111.01. 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 13.1% gain over the past four weeks.Enova International widens gains for seventh straight trading session. The rally was fueled by broad market optimism surrounding potential trade agreements and growing expectations of earlier-than-anticipated interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. This favorable macro backdrop boosted investor sentiment toward financial services stocks, propelling ENVA higher on Friday. This online financial services company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $3.00 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +35.8%. Revenues are expected to be $751.04 million, up 19.5% from the year-ago quarter.While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.For Enova International, 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 ENVA 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 >>>>Enova International belongs to the Zacks Financial - Consumer Loans industry. Another stock from the same industry, Mr Cooper (COOP), closed the last trading session 1.5% lower at $149.22. Over the past month, COOP has returned 14.1%.For Mr Cooper, the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed -0.2% over the past month to $3.33. This represents a change of +32.1% from what the company reported a year ago. Mr Cooper currently has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Enova International, Inc. (ENVA): Free Stock Analysis Report MR. COOPER GROUP INC (COOP): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks