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These Companies are Earnings All-Stars

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The second quarter earnings season is now underway in earnest.

What should you be looking out for?

These 5 companies have some of the best earnings surprise track records this week. They’ve either beat or met every quarter for the last 5 years or they have just one miss during that time.

That’s impressive. It’s not easy to beat nearly every quarter for that length of time. It means that management has a firm grip on the business and can communicate the direction the company is taking to analysts.

Can these companies continue with their hot streaks?

5 Earnings All-Stars to Watch This Week

1.    Johnson & Johnson (JNJ - Free Report) had a perfect 5-year track record heading into the report and beat again to extend its winning streak. But can the shares get back on track?

2.    CSX (CSX - Free Report) is the first of the railroads to report earnings this quarter. It has one of the best earnings surprise records in the railroad industry with just 1 miss in the last 5 years. Shares have been hot, up another 13% in 2018. Can it keep the momentum?

3.    Abbott Labs (ABT - Free Report) has a perfect 5-year earnings surprise record. In 2017, shares finally broke out of a multiyear malaise and have stormed to new 5-year highs. Will this earnings report push the shares into breakout territory again?

4.    eBay (EBAY - Free Report) is always the forgotten tech company but it hasn’t missed since 2015. Shares are off their 2018 highs heading into the report. Is this a buying opportunity?

5.    United Rentals (URI - Free Report) has only missed once in the last 5 years. Shares soared to new highs in 2017 on the hot economy but have since pulled back. The largest equipment rental company in North America should still be benefitting from the hot American economy. Will this report push the shares back to new highs?

[In full disclosure, the author of this article owns shares of URI in her personal portfolio.]

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