Cloud communications provider 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what to look for.
8x8 beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $190.2 million, up 4.9% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but full-year EPS guidance meeting analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting 8x8’s revenue to grow 1.9% year on year, in line with the 1.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. 8x8 has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.
Looking at 8x8’s peers in the productivity software segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. RingCentral delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 5.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.3%, and Microsoft reported revenues up 18.8%, topping estimates by 1.8%. RingCentral traded up 5% following the results while Microsoft’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of RingCentral’s results here and Microsoft’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the productivity software segment, with share prices up 4.2% on average over the last month. 8x8 is down 6.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $2.58 (compared to the current share price of $2.09).
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