Yahoo Finance Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Computer and Technology Stocks Now
Quarterly financial reports play a vital role on Wall Street, as they help investors see how a company has performed and what might be coming down the road in the near-term. And out of all of the metrics and results to consider, earnings is one of the most important.
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 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. NetEase (NTES) earns a Zacks Rank #1 30 days from its next quarterly earnings release on November 16, 2023, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $1.64 a share.
By taking the percentage difference between the $1.64 Most Accurate Estimate and the $1.56 Zacks Consensus Estimate, NetEase has an Earnings ESP of 5.13%.
NTES is just one of a large group of Computer and Technology stocks with a positive ESP figure. Paypal (PYPL) is another qualifying stock you may want to consider.
Paypal, which is readying to report earnings on November 1, 2023, sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now. It's Most Accurate Estimate is currently $1.23 a share, and PYPL is 15 days out from its next earnings report.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Paypal is $1.22, and when you take the percentage difference between that number and its Most Accurate Estimate, you get the Earnings ESP figure of 0.71%.
NTES and PYPL's 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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