Investors Heavily Search TravelCenters of America LLC (TA): Here is What You Need to Know

TravelCenters of America (TA) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.

Over the past month, shares of this truck-stop operator have returned +8.3%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. During this period, the Zacks Retail - Convenience Stores industry, which TravelCenters falls in, has gained 0.8%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?

Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.