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5 Earnings Charts You Have to See

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It’s another big earnings week with over 1100 companies expected to report earnings.

And while most of the excitement over the FANG earnings reports is now over, there are plenty of other “glamour” names that investors will be focusing on this week.

These hot stocks have mostly good earnings track records in addition to strong stock momentum. Is it a coincidence that they move hand in hand?

Hardly.

It’s not easy to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate every quarter, or nearly every quarter, for years. Most of these companies fall into an elite category and investors have been rewarded for buying the best.   

5 Earnings Charts You Have to See

1.    Shopify (SHOP - Free Report) hasn’t missed since its 2015 IPO. And while it’s been on a tear since its IPO, gaining about 390% in that time, it has pulled back off its 2018 highs. Were the recent lows a buying opportunity?

2.    Apple (AAPL - Free Report) has only missed once since 2016 so it has a great track record of beating. However, shares have stalled over the last 6 months, and are actually down about 1% during that time period. Investors are worried, again, about future growth. Will Apple put those fears to rest this quarter?

3.    Snap (SNAP - Free Report) has been on a roller coaster ride since its 2017 IPO. It’s only just passing the year mark as a public company even though it has seemed like SNAP has been around longer than that on the public markets. Shares are down 4.8% year-to-date, making it one of the poorer performers among these five companies. Will it turn it around with its earnings this week?

4.    Square (SQ - Free Report) missed its first two quarters as a public company in 2016, but since then it has beaten or met every quarter. The shares have responded, as well, with a huge rally that has them near their all-time highs. Can it keep up the momentum in 2018?

5.    Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) is coming off a rare miss last quarter. After a massive 2-year rally with the shares gaining about 124%, 2018 has been weak with the shares down 3% year-to-date. Is it just investors catching their breath or is something else going on?

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