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Is a Beat in Store for MINDBODY (MB) This Earnings Season?

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MINDBODY, Inc. is slated to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 21. Last quarter, the company witnessed a positive earnings surprise of 125%. MINDBODY beat earnings estimates in all the trailing four quarters, delivering a positive surprise of 68.2%.

What to Expect?

The company might witness a year-over-year increase in revenues and earnings in the to-be-reported quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at 1 cent per share, which is much better than the year-ago period loss of 4 cents. Further, analysts polled by Zacks expect revenues of $48.9 million, up 28.1% from the year-ago quarter.

Factors to Impact Q4 Results

MINDBODY develops cloud-based business management software and payments platform for the wellness services industry.

The company’s inorganic growth strategies are major tailwinds boosting subscriber and consumer adoption. Additionally, the company’s continuous efforts to enhance its software and payments platform are likely to be reflected in its quarterly results.

With its huge client base, MINDBODY is anticipated to post impressive earnings numbers in the fourth quarter. Investments for improving the growth segments are expected to boost margins as well.

MINDBODY, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

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What the Zacks Model Unveils

According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) has a good chance of beating estimates if it also has a positive Earnings ESP. The Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or #5) are best avoided.

MINDBODY has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of +66.67%. This indicates that the company is likely to beat estimates. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter

Other Stocks to Consider

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Workday, Inc. (WDAY - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +2.58% and a Zacks Rank #3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +0.18% and a Zacks Rank #3.

Broadcom Limited (AVGO - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +1.08% and a Zacks Rank #3.

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