Benzinga | Oct 27, 2021 11:54AM EDT

Earnings Preview For A10 Networks

A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2021-10-28. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that A10 Networks will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.14

A10 Networks 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).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 18.18%, which was followed by a 11.93% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at A10 Networks's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 0.11 0.11 0.15 0.09EPS Actual 0.13 0.12 0.18 0.13Price Change % 11.93% -4.78% -15.21% 7.49%

Stock Performance

Shares of A10 Networks were trading at $13.58 as of October 26. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 91.78%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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