Consensus Data

Consensus estimates provide a forward-looking view of company performance as forecasted by Wall Street analysts. In the short run, company stock prices are most affected by the extent to which they meet, beat, or miss their consensus estimates.

Since 1981, Zacks has processed and evaluated research from over 185 US and Canadian brokerage firms, produced by more than 2,600 analysts. From the individual estimates provided, Zacks calculates consensus estimates and ratings for about 4,500 firms that have at least one sell-side analyst covering them.

We calculate consensus estimates for EPS, Revenue, Target Price, Long-Term Growth Rates, and Broker Ratings. Zacks maintains a history of annual EPS estimates going back to 1979 and quarterly estimates going back to 1982. Consensus ratings history goes back to 1985. Consensus Sales estimates and Price Targets are maintained back to 2000.