estimate
Example Sentences
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The lower Ebitda estimate drives a lower average target price.
From Barron's
The forward price/earnings ratios are Friday’s prices divided by consensus earnings-per-share estimates for the next 12 months, among analysts working for brokerage and research firms polled by FactSet:
From MarketWatch
One industry estimate based on a prior proposal said close to 90% of cardholders could lose access to credit, either through account closures or reduced credit lines.
SpaceX estimated where debris fell after each incident and reported that information to the federal government.
From Salon
There have already been an estimated 15 million cases of the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with 180,000 hospitalizations and 7,400 deaths.
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