Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings.
However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at industrial & environmental services stocks, starting with UniFirst (NYSE:UNF).
As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the business services & supplies industry, including RB Global (NYSE:RBA) and its peers.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 business services & supplies earnings season.
As the Q1 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the industrial & environmental services industry, including Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) and its peers.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) and the rest of the industrial & environmental services stocks fared in Q1.
As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the business services & supplies industry, including OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) and its peers.
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Exciting developments are taking place for the stocks in this article.
They’ve all surged ahead of the broader market over the last month as catalysts such as new products and positive media coverage have propelled their returns.
Environmental solutions provider CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 39.9% year on year to $176.7 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $725 million at the midpoint came in 3.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.10 per share was 12.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
The Russell 2000 (^RUT) is packed with potential breakout stocks, thanks to its focus on smaller companies with high growth potential.
However, smaller size also means these businesses often lack the resilience and financial flexibility of large-cap firms, making careful selection crucial.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) and the best and worst performers in the industrial & environmental services industry.
Shares of environmental solutions provider CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) jumped 18.3% in the afternoon session after the company reported strong first quarter 2025 results: its revenue surged past Wall Street's expectations, and adjusted EPS outpaced forecasts. The real story this quarter was a 40% jump in sales, fueled by record-breaking orders and a backlog that climbed 55%. Full-year guidance remained intact, with CECO expecting roughly 30% revenue growth and a 50% jump in adjusted EBITDA, showing confidence in its ability to execute despite macro uncertainties.
Zooming out, we think this was a solid quarter.
Environmental solutions provider CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 39.9% year on year to $176.7 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $725 million at the midpoint came in 3.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.10 per share was 17.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Environmental solutions provider CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) will be reporting results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Wall Street is overwhelmingly bullish on the stocks in this article, with price targets suggesting significant upside potential.
However, it’s worth remembering that analysts rarely issue sell ratings, partly because their firms often seek other business from the same companies they cover.
What a brutal six months it’s been for CECO Environmental. The stock has dropped 21.1% and now trades at $21.32, rattling many shareholders. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
