Yahoo Finance Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Transportation 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.
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 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.
Now that we understand what the ESP is and how beneficial it can be, let's dive into a stock that currently fits the bill. ArcBest (ARCB) earns a Zacks Rank #3 right now and its Most Accurate Estimate sits at $1.58 a share, just six days from its upcoming earnings release on April 30, 2024.
By taking the percentage difference between the $1.58 Most Accurate Estimate and the $1.57 Zacks Consensus Estimate, ArcBest has an Earnings ESP of 0.15%.
ARCB is just one of a large group of Transportation stocks with a positive ESP figure. FedEx (FDX) is another qualifying stock you may want to consider.
FedEx is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, and is getting ready to report earnings on June 18, 2024. FDX's Most Accurate Estimate sits at $5.37 a share 55 days from its next earnings release.
FedEx's Earnings ESP figure currently stands at 1.07% after taking the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.31.
Because both stocks hold a positive Earnings ESP, ARCB and FDX could potentially post earnings beats in their next reports.
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