Zacks Investment Research
17 Mar 2026, 14:41 UTC · 32w ago
Impact · against what's priced in
The news is mildly positive for ACU and CRI as both show strong upward earnings revisions and relative outperformance within a struggling sector. Since there are no prior pricing assumptions to offset these trends, the fundamental strength and positive analyst sentiment act as catalysts.
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3 claims · scored −1 bearish … +1 bullish
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Acme United Corporation's (ACU) full-year earnings has increased by 16.1% over the past quarter.
More positive than 77% of claims this week
Carter's (CRI) has seen its consensus EPS estimate for the current year increase by 37.9% over the last three months.
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CRI has seen a significant 37.9% increase in consensus EPS estimates over the last three months, signaling strong fundamental momentum.
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ACU is outperforming its sector with a 14.1% year-to-date gain and a 16.1% increase in full-year earnings estimates over the past quarter.
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More positive than 64% of claims this week
The Consumer Discretionary sector has returned an average of -6.6% year-to-date.
More negative than 71% of claims this week
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More positive than 97% of ticker scores this week
The company has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), a significant increase in EPS estimates, and is outperforming its industry.
More positive than 89% of ticker scores this week
The company has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), increasing earnings estimates, and is outperforming its sector year-to-date.
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Zacks Investment Research
1d ago
−9.3%
Price is moving against the score
$31.81 vs $35.07 close before publication (Mar 16) · not market-adjusted
CRI chart →+41.5%
Price agrees with the score
$65.07 vs $46.00 close before publication (Mar 16) · not market-adjusted
ACU chart →
