Medtronic's Earnings: A Preview

Medtronic MDT is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, 2022-08-23. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Medtronic will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.12.

Medtronic bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company missed EPS by $0.04, which was followed by a 0.36% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Medtronic's past performance and the resulting price change:

Stock Performance

Shares of Medtronic were trading at $95.0 as of August 19. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 29.15%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely upset going into this earnings release.

To track all earnings releases for Medtronic visit their earnings calendar on our site.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.