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In the latest trading session, Cassava Sciences, Inc. (SAVA) closed at $51.08, marking a -0.8% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500’s daily loss of 0.69%.

Prior to today’s trading, shares of the company had gained 1.68% over the past month. This has outpaced the Medical sector’s loss of 8.36% and the S&P 500’s loss of 2.58% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from SAVA as it approaches its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect SAVA to post earnings of -$0.17 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 183.33%.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for SAVA. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company’s business and profitability.

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The Medical – Drugs industry is part of the Medical sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 181, putting it in the bottom 29% of all 250+ industries.

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