Yahoo Finance How to Find Strong Consumer Discretionary Stocks Slated for Positive Earnings Surprises
Earnings are arguably the most important single number on a company's quarterly financial report. Wall Street clearly dives into all of the other metrics and management's input, but the EPS figure helps cut through all the noise.
We know earnings results are vital, but how a company performs compared to bottom line expectations can be even more important when it comes to stock prices, especially in the near-term. This means that investors might want to take advantage of these earnings surprises.
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The Zacks Expected Surprise Prediction, or ESP, works by locking in on the most up-to-date analyst earnings revisions because they can be more accurate than estimates from weeks or even months before the actual release date. The thinking is pretty straightforward: analysts who provide earnings estimates closer to the report are likely to have more information. With this in mind, the Expected Surprise Prediction compares the Most Accurate Estimate (being the most recent) against the overall Zacks Consensus Estimate. The percentage difference provides the ESP figure.
The final step today is to look at a stock that meets our ESP qualifications. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) earns a Zacks Rank #3 20 days from its next quarterly earnings release on May 14, 2024, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $1.46 a share.
By taking the percentage difference between the $1.46 Most Accurate Estimate and the $1.43 Zacks Consensus Estimate, Wynn Resorts has an Earnings ESP of 2.4%.
WYNN is just one of a large group of Consumer Discretionary stocks with a positive ESP figure. Walt Disney (DIS) is another qualifying stock you may want to consider.
Walt Disney, which is readying to report earnings on May 7, 2024, sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) right now. It's Most Accurate Estimate is currently $1.12 a share, and DIS is 13 days out from its next earnings report.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Walt Disney is $1.09, and when you take the percentage difference between that number and its Most Accurate Estimate, you get the Earnings ESP figure of 2.5%.
WYNN and DIS' positive ESP figures tell us that both stocks have a good chance at beating analyst expectations in their next earnings report.
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