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ave you been searching for a stock that might be well-positioned to maintain its earnings-beat streak in its upcoming report? It is worth considering EVO Payments (EVOP), which belongs to the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry.
This company has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 8.93%.
For the last reported quarter, EVO Payments came out with earnings of $0.13 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.12 per share, representing a surprise of 8.33%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $0.21 per share and it actually produced earnings of $0.23 per share, delivering a surprise of 9.52%.
Price and EPS Surprise
With this earnings history in mind, recent estimates have been moving higher for EVO Payments. In fact, the Zacks
Earnings ESP
(Expected Surprise Prediction) for the company is positive, which is a great sign of an earnings beat, especially when you combine this metric with its nice Zacks Rank.
Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce
a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time
. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven.
The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.
EVO Payments has an Earnings ESP of +12.71% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on August 4, 2021.
Investors should note, however, that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss, but a negative value does reduce the predictive power of this metric.
Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate.
Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our
Earnings ESP Filter
to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.
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