Yahoo Finance These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
Two factors often determine stock prices in the long run: earnings and interest rates. Investors can't control the latter, but they can focus on a company's earnings results every quarter.
The earnings figure itself is key, but a beat or miss on the bottom line can sometimes be just as, if not more, important. Therefore, investors should consider paying close attention to these earnings surprises, as a big beat can help a stock climb even higher.
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The Zacks Earnings ESP, or Expected Surprise Prediction, aims to find earnings surprises by focusing on the most recent analyst revisions. The basic premise is that if an analyst reevaluates their earnings estimate ahead of an earnings release, it means they likely have new information that could possibly be more accurate. The core of the ESP model is comparing the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate, where the resulting percentage difference between the two equals the Expected Surprise Prediction.
The final step today is to look at a stock that meets our ESP qualifications. Qualcomm (QCOM) earns a Zacks Rank #2 nine days from its next quarterly earnings release on May 1, 2024, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $2.38 a share.
QCOM has an Earnings ESP figure of 2.78%, which, as explained above, is calculated by taking the percentage difference between the $2.38 Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.32.
QCOM is part of a big group of Computer and Technology stocks that boast a positive ESP, and investors may want to take a look at Western Digital (WDC) as well.
Slated to report earnings on April 25, 2024, Western Digital holds a #3 (Hold) ranking on the Zacks Rank, and it's Most Accurate Estimate is $0.48 a share three days from its next quarterly update.
For Western Digital, the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.21 is 124.3%.
QCOM and WDC's positive ESP metrics may signal that a positive earnings surprise for both stocks is on the horizon.
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