Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (Nasdaq: MDRX) is expected to report Q1 earnings on May 9. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's revenues will increase 0.8% and EPS will expand 16.7%.

The average estimate for revenue is $367.5 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.14.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions notched revenue of $350.9 million. GAAP reported sales were 9.6% lower than the prior-year quarter's $388.2 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.16. GAAP EPS were -$0.15 for Q4 against $0.14 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 38.8%, 650 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -3.6%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -6.9%, much worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $1.51 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.69.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 433 members out of 462 rating the stock outperform, and 29 members rating it underperform. Among 117 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 110 give Allscripts Healthcare Solutions a green thumbs-up, and seven give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Allscripts Healthcare Solutions is hold, with an average price target of $10.90.

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