Yahoo Finance Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Business Services Stocks Now
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.
Life and the stock market are both about expectations, and rising above what is expected is often rewarded, while falling short can come with negative consequences. Investors might want to try to capture stronger returns by finding positive earnings surprises.
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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 last thing we will do today, now that we have a grasp on the ESP and how powerful of a tool it can be, is to look at a qualifying stock. Republic Services (RSG) holds a Zacks Rank #3 at the moment and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $1.38 a share one day away from its upcoming earnings release on April 30, 2024.
By taking the percentage difference between the $1.38 Most Accurate Estimate and the $1.37 Zacks Consensus Estimate, Republic Services has an Earnings ESP of 0.51%.
RSG is just one of a large group of Business Services stocks with a positive ESP figure. Lumen (LUMN) is another qualifying stock you may want to consider.
Slated to report earnings on April 30, 2024, Lumen holds a #3 (Hold) ranking on the Zacks Rank, and it's Most Accurate Estimate is -$0.02 a share one day from its next quarterly update.
Lumen's Earnings ESP figure currently stands at 42.86% after taking the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of -$0.04.
RSG and LUMN's positive ESP metrics may signal that a positive earnings surprise for both stocks is on the horizon.
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