Benzinga - If history is any guide, there may be trouble ahead for shares of Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU). A so-called "death cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bearish for the stock.
What To Know: Many traders use moving average crossover systems to make their decisions.
When a shorter-term average price crosses above a longer-term average price, it could mean the stock is trending higher. If the short-term average price crosses below the long-term average price, it means the trend is lower.
Why It's Important: The 50-day and the 200-day simple moving averages are commonly used.
The death cross occurs when the 50-day moves below the 200-day. This could mean the long-term trend is changing.
That just happened with Prudential Financial, which is trading around $80.96 at publication time.
Remember: Seasoned investors don't blindly trade Death Crosses.
Instead, they use it as a signal to start looking for short positions based on other factors, like price levels and company fundamentals & events.
For seasoned investors, this is just a sign that it might be time to start considering possible short positions.
With that in mind, take a look at Prudential Financial's past and upcoming earnings expectations:
QuarterQ4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022EPS Estimate | 2.51 | 2.22 | 2.36 | 2.70 |
EPS Actual | 2.42 | 2.13 | 1.74 | 3.17 |
Revenue Estimate | 13.61B | 13.59B | 12.32B | 13.92B |
Revenue Actual | 12.65B | 21.61B | 13.77B | 13.66B |
Also consider this overview of Prudential Financial analyst ratings:
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