Analysts Anticipate Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:CLMT) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $870.70 Million

Analysts expect Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:CLMT – Get Rating) to announce $870.70 million in sales for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Two analysts have provided estimates for Calumet Specialty Products Partners’ earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $856.50 million and the highest is $884.90 million. Calumet Specialty Products Partners posted sales of $600.30 million in the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 45%. The firm is scheduled to announce its next quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 1st.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that Calumet Specialty Products Partners will report full year sales of $3.53 billion for the current year, with estimates ranging from $3.45 billion to $3.61 billion. For the next year, analysts expect that the firm will report sales of $4.14 billion, with estimates ranging from $4.00 billion to $4.28 billion. Zacks’ sales averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side analysts that cover Calumet Specialty Products Partners.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ:CLMT – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 25th. The oil and gas company reported ($1.08) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.35) by ($0.73). The firm had revenue of $865.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $810.85 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($1.03) EPS.

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CLMT shares. Credit Suisse Group started coverage on shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners in a report on Thursday, January 6th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $23.00 price objective for the company. HC Wainwright raised their price objective on shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners from $19.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 28th. Cowen cut their target price on shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 28th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 27th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Calumet Specialty Products Partners has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.57.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CLMT. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC purchased a new position in shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners during the fourth quarter worth approximately $120,000. Dorsey Wright & Associates raised its stake in shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners by 15.7% during the fourth quarter. Dorsey Wright & Associates now owns 9,014 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,224 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners in the third quarter worth approximately $85,000. Finally, Advisor Resource Council bought a new position in shares of Calumet Specialty Products Partners in the fourth quarter worth approximately $159,000. 31.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NASDAQ CLMT traded down $0.45 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $12.64. 3,157 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 204,476. Calumet Specialty Products Partners has a 1 year low of $5.27 and a 1 year high of $17.43. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.43.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners Company Profile (Get Rating)

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. manufactures, formulates, and markets slate of specialty branded products to various consumer-facing and industrial markets in North America and internationally. Its Specialty Products and Solutions segment offers various solvents, waxes, customized lubricating oils, white oils, petrolatums, gels, esters, and other products.

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