Looking for Stocks with Positive Earnings Momentum? Check Out These 2 Consumer Discretionary Names
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.
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.
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. Malibu Boats (MBUU) earns a Zacks Rank #3 right now and its Most Accurate Estimate sits at $2.40 a share, just 23 days from its upcoming earnings release on August 25, 2022.
Malibu Boats' Earnings ESP sits at 3.78%, which, as explained above, is calculated by taking the percentage difference between the $2.40 Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.31.
MBUU is one of just a large database of Consumer Discretionary stocks with positive ESPs. Another solid-looking stock is Penn National Gaming (PENN).
Penn National Gaming is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, and is getting ready to report earnings on August 4, 2022. PENN's Most Accurate Estimate sits at $0.53 a share two days from its next earnings release.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Penn National Gaming is $0.51, and when you take the percentage difference between that number and its Most Accurate Estimate, you get the Earnings ESP figure of 4.58%.
Because both stocks hold a positive Earnings ESP, MBUU and PENN could potentially post earnings beats in their next reports.
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