Asana, Inc. (ASAN) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Asana, Inc. (ASAN) closed at $54.10, marking a -0.46% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500’s 2.24% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 2.51%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.2%.

Heading into today, shares of the company had gained 19.56% over the past month, outpacing the Computer and Technology sector’s loss of 3.39% and the S&P 500’s loss of 2.58% in that time.

Asana, Inc. will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be March 9, 2022. On that day, Asana, Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$0.28 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 27.27%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $105.07 million, up 53.68% from the year-ago period.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Asana, Inc.These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company’s business and profitability.

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The Internet – Software industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 173, putting it in the bottom 32% of all 250+ industries.

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