Investors and analysts will be paying close attention when the company posts earnings results. Earnings numbers can provide insight into a company’s overall profitability. Covering equity analysts are expecting Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD) to post quarterly EPS of $0.21. The company is expected to next publish earnings on or around 2016-08-04 for the period ending on 2016-06-30. In the same quarter last year, the company reported EPS of $0.34. The company most recently posted earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter. Before the earnings release, analysts polled by Zacks Research were looking for an EPS of $0.08. The difference between the numbers was $0.04 which caused a surprise factor of 50%. The surprise factor is important to watch as it has the ability to create large stock movements after the earnings report. During the earnings period, both before and after the release, analysts may make updates to estimates.

Sell-side analysts polled for the Zacks Research consensus have set a mean price target of $25.666 on the stock. The consensus number is currently including 3 covering analysts. The top target from these analysts has the stock moving to 31. The lowest projection views the stock going to $21. Zacks Research has also compiled analyst ratings using a scale that ranges from 1 to 5. A rating score of 1 would indicate a Strong Buy. If the company has a 5 rating, this would translate to a Strong Sell recommendation. Putting all the analyst ratings together for Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD), the current mean sits at 2.

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