Analysts were expecting ENGlobal Corp. (ENG) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.03 for last quarter, but ENG missed expectations with actual earnings of $0.00---3 cents below the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.13 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that ENG’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare ENG's 20.00% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 13.93% for the Technical Services industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect ENG to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Technical Services industry, you can see how analysts believe ENG will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like SAIC, Inc. (SAI) [Chart - News - Analysis] and CACI International Inc. (CACI) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe SAI's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 12.67% while CACI's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 13.00%.

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