iRobot Stock Jumps 6% on Q3 Earnings Beat and Raised Guidance
iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) reported strong third-quarter 2017 earnings after the market closed on Tuesday. The consumer robotics specialist, best known for its Roomba vacuum, posted revenue growth of 22%, while earnings per share grew 9%. Adjusted for one-time factors, EPS declined 26%.
Revenue and earnings both beat Wall Street's expectations. Moreover, the company upped its revenue and earnings guidance for full-year 2017.
Shares of iRobot have jumped 5.8% in after-hours trading on Tuesday as of this writing, which we can attribute to the earnings beat and the brightened 2017 outlook. This bodes well for the stock's performance on Wednesday.
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iRobot Corp. Stock
With 9 Sell predictions and only 2 Buy predictions the community sentiment for iRobot Corp. is rather negative.
With a target price of 7 € there is a slightly negative potential of -19.72% for iRobot Corp. compared to the current price of 8.72 €.