Benzinga | Jan 4, 2022 10:20AM EST

Earnings Outlook For Landec

Landec (NASDAQ:LNDC) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2022-01-05. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Landec will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $-0.07.

Landec bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company missed EPS by $0.11, which was followed by a 10.31% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Landec's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q1 2022 Q4 2021 Q3 2021 Q2 2021EPS Estimate -0.12 -0.01 0.02 0.01EPS Actual -0.23 0.07 -0.09 0.02Price Change % -10.31% -9.08% -8.49% -4.17%

Stock Performance

Shares of Landec were trading at $11.02 as of January 03. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 1.42%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely bearish going into this earnings release.

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