27% profit every 20 days?
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Ocean Rig UDW Inc. - Common Stock (NASDAQ:ORIG) releases its next round of earnings Tuesday. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's Q4 earnings report.
Earnings and Revenue
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Analysts covering Ocean Rig modeled for quarterly EPS of 97 cents per share on revenue of $215 million.
Ocean Rig's earnings in the same period a year ago was 48 cents per share. Quarterly sales came in at $355.38 million. If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Tuesday, EPS would be up 102 percent. Sales would have fallen 39.30 percent from the same quarter last year.
Ocean Rig's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:
| Quarter | Q3 2017 | Q4 2016 |
| EPS Estimate | 0.38 | |
| EPS Actual | 1.54 | 0.48 |
Stock Performance
Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 99.77 percent. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely unhappy going into this earnings release.
Analysts have adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The average rating by analysts on Ocean Rig stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.
27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.