Olo Inc. OLO shares rallied 14.8% in the last trading session to close at $7.12. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to the stock's 0.2% gain over the past four weeks.

OLO is benefiting from strong growth in gross merchandise volume, expanded customer base, and expanding product portfolio like Olo Pay and Catering Plus.

This company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.06 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +20%. Revenues are expected to be $77.52 million, up 16.6% from the year-ago quarter.

While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.

For Olo, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on OLO going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Olo is a member of the Zacks Internet - Software industry. One other stock in the same industry, Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated DBD, finished the last trading session 2.4% higher at $45.37. DBD has returned -0.9% over the past month.

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.55. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -53.8%. Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

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