These 2 Consumer Staples Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
Wall Street watches a company's quarterly report closely to understand as much as possible about its recent performance and what to expect going forward. Of course, one figure often stands out among the rest: earnings.
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.
2 Stocks to Add to Your Watchlist
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. Constellation Brands (STZ) earns a Zacks Rank #3 eight days from its next quarterly earnings release on January 5, 2024, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $3.05 a share.
STZ has an Earnings ESP figure of 0.64%, which, as explained above, is calculated by taking the percentage difference between the $3.05 Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.03.
STZ is just one of a large group of Consumer Staples stocks with a positive ESP figure. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) is another qualifying stock you may want to consider.
Colgate-Palmolive, which is readying to report earnings on January 26, 2024, sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now. It's Most Accurate Estimate is currently $0.87 a share, and CL is 29 days out from its next earnings report.
For Colgate-Palmolive, the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.85 is 2.12%.
Because both stocks hold a positive Earnings ESP, STZ and CL could potentially post earnings beats in their next reports.
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