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This Week's Hottest Earnings Charts

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Earnings season has picked up this week. There are over 800 companies expected to report, including many of the large S&P 500 companies.

While FAANG gets all the glory, there are other companies that have great track records of beating on the earnings estimate and the shares are also breaking out.

Many of these companies are technology stars but don’t ignore the financials and the Chinese titans when you’re looking for hot stocks.

But are these stocks too hot to handle or is another breakout coming?

5 Hot Earnings Charts to Watch This Week

1.    Mastercard (MA - Free Report) has a great earnings track record, with just one miss in the last 5 years. The chart is a beauty with shares trading near all-time highs. Is it priced for perfection?

2.    Tal Education (TAL - Free Report) has been one of the hottest Chinese stocks in 2018. Shares are up 34% year-to-date but have pulled back off their 2018 highs. It’s beat 6 quarters in a row. Earnings are expected to grow 41% this fiscal year. Is this a buying opportunity?

3.    Spotify (SPOT - Free Report) has only reported once since its IPO and it missed. But shares have taken off and are now up 24% year-to-date. Should you believe?

4.    Electronic Arts (EA - Free Report) has a great track record of beating with just 1 miss in 2015. Shares are trading near 5-year highs again and are up 32% year-to-date. Are they too hot to handle?

5.    Lam Research (LRCX - Free Report) is the only one of these five where the shares are actually down year-to-date. They’ve fallen 9.4% heading into the report. But, the semis are still a hot industry. Lam has a great earnings track record. It hasn’t missed in 5 years. Impressive.

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