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Earnings ESP: Archive

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3 Retail-Apparel & Shoes Stocks to Pick This Earnings Season

Players in the industry have to keep up with the fast-changing fashion trends and offer a better bargain. These efforts should boost revenues of the industry constituents.

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3 Soft Drinks Stocks With Potential to Beat Earnings in Q4

The soft drinks industry's Q4 results might persistently bear the impact of soft CSD trends, and higher raw material and transportation costs. However, there are some potential winners in this space.

PEPPositive Net Change MNSTPositive Net Change CCEPPositive Net Change

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4 Business Services Stocks Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates

The business services sector continues to benefit from a strong U.S. economy, reduced tax rates, robust manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities.

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5 Machinery Stocks Likely to Surpass Q4 Earnings Estimates

Machinery stocks gain from favorable e-business, emerging market business and others despite high costs. We present five machinery stocks that are poised to beat estimates in fourth-quarter 2018.

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4 Auto Stocks Likely to Surpass Earnings Estimates in Q4

High employment rate and cheap gasoline prices help the U.S. auto industry conclude 2018 on a positive note.

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3 Media Stocks Gearing Up for Blockbuster Q4 Earnings

Here we pick three media stocks that are expected to report strong results on higher spending on political advertising as well as content strength.

NFLXNegative Net Change RCIPositive Net Change CHTRNegative Net Change ROKUNegative Net Change

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3 Soaps and Cleaning Materials Stocks Set to Beat Q4 Earnings

The Soaps and Cleaning Materials industry remains lucrative, backed by product innovation, and cost-saving and restructuring efforts despite soft sales and margins woes.

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4 Energy Stocks Set to Top Earnings Estimates in Q4

Although Q4 saw a free fall in crude price, the average monthly commodity prices for October and November were healthier than a year ago.

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4 Medical Product Stocks Likely to Top Q4 Earnings Estimates

Given the encouraging performance of the medical products industry for most part of 2018, it will be interesting see how the constituent companies perform in Q4.

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4 Leisure Stocks Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates in Q4

Steady rise in wages, lower unemployment and upbeat consumer confidence bode well for leisure stocks.

BCPositive Net Change NCLHPositive Net Change CNKNegative Net Change RCLPositive Net Change

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5 Consumer Staples Stocks Set to Top Earnings Estimates in Q4

There are various players in the consumer staples space that appear lucrative this earnings season, thanks to their efforts to counter the odds.

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5 Transportation Stocks Set to Surpass Q4 Earnings Estimates

The Q4 earnings season could be fruitful for transports due to factors like low oil prices. However, one has to be mindful of factors like high labor costs.

UALPositive Net Change LUVNegative Net Change CSXNegative Net Change EXPDPositive Net Change JBHTPositive Net Change ODFLNegative Net Change ARCBPositive Net Change

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5 Tech Stocks Set to Beat Estimates This Earnings Season

Here are five technology stocks that are likely to post a positive earnings surprise in Q4.

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5 Major Bank Stocks Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates in Q4

Q4 earnings season could be cheerful for U.S. banks, as the impact of loan growth and rising interest rates were strong enough to partially offset the pressure of muted trading and poor investment banking activities.

BBTNegative Net Change STIPositive Net Change MTBPositive Net Change JPMNegative Net Change USBNegative Net Change

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3 Top Transportation Stocks Poised for Q3 Earnings Beat

A progressing economy is anticipated to boost transportation stocks' Q3 results amid rising fuel costs.

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5 Retail Stocks with a Fair Chance to Beat This Earnings Season

It is time to lift your spirits by adding potential winners to your portfolio with stocks that are likely to trump all odds and stand out with great earnings surprises.

AEOPositive Net Change TGTPositive Net Change BURLPositive Net Change COSTNegative Net Change MNegative Net Change

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5 Technology Stocks Set to Outperform This Earnings Season

Here are five technology stocks that are likely to post a positive surprise this earnings season.

NTAPNegative Net Change BOXPositive Net Change GLOBPositive Net Change PANWNegative Net Change INTUNegative Net Change

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4 Shipping Stocks Poised to Trump Estimates in Q3 Earnings

While factors like high fuel costs might limit bottom-line growth, improved fleet utilization might aid results of shipping stocks in Q3.

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5 Drug/Biotech Stocks Set to Trump Estimates in Q3 Earnings

There are still a number of drug/biotech companies poised to surpass third-quarter estimates.

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5 Energy Stocks Poised to Trump Estimates in Q3 Earnings

Healthy oil prices to back energy companies' Q3 results.

DOPositive Net Change XECPositive Net Change NOGPositive Net Change CRZOPositive Net Change OMPPositive Net Change

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4 Utility Stocks Set to Outperform Q3 Earnings Estimates

The Q3 earnings season should be another positive one for the Utility sector, courtesy of new rates, increase in electricity usage and improvement in resilience of the overall electricity system.

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3 Leisure Stocks Set to Beat Estimates This Earnings Season

Increasing demand for leisure goods and services and a modest rise in GDP and personal income are likely to contribute to earnings of consumer discretionary companies.

SEASNegative Net Change LYVPositive Net Change ATVINegative Net Change

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3 Medical Product Stocks to Trump Estimates in Q3 Earnings

Here we analyze the favorable factors that are likely to boost results of medical product companies in Q3.

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5 Restaurant Stocks Set to Surpass Earnings Estimates

Restaurant operators are continuously trying to strategize and retain their competitive positions, and are partnering with delivery channels and digital platforms to drive incremental sales.

SBUXPositive Net Change WENNegative Net Change SHAKNegative Net Change EATNegative Net Change BJRIPositive Net Change

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3 Food Stocks Set to Trump Estimates This Earnings Season

Although high commodity costs are a concern for the food industry, few companies are likely to gain from savings and brand augmenting efforts.

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