Yahoo Finance How to Boost Your Portfolio with Top Oils-Energy Stocks Set to Beat Earnings
Wall Street watches a company's quarterly report closely to understand as much as possible about its recent performance and what to expect going forward. Of course, one figure often stands out among the rest: earnings.
The earnings figure itself is key, but a beat or miss on the bottom line can sometimes be just as, if not more, important. Therefore, investors should consider paying close attention to these earnings surprises, as a big beat can help a stock climb even higher.
2 Stocks to Add to Your Watchlist
The Zacks Earnings ESP, or Expected Surprise Prediction, aims to find earnings surprises by focusing on the most recent analyst revisions. The basic premise is that if an analyst reevaluates their earnings estimate ahead of an earnings release, it means they likely have new information that could possibly be more accurate. The core of the ESP model is comparing the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate, where the resulting percentage difference between the two equals the Expected Surprise Prediction.
The last thing we will do today, now that we have a grasp on the ESP and how powerful of a tool it can be, is to look at a qualifying stock. Petrobras (PBR) holds a Zacks Rank #3 at the moment and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $0.98 a share 20 days away from its upcoming earnings release on May 9, 2024.
Petrobras' Earnings ESP sits at 11.36%, which, as explained above, is calculated by taking the percentage difference between the $0.98 Most Accurate Estimate and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.88.
PBR is one of just a large database of Oils-Energy stocks with positive ESPs. Another solid-looking stock is Cheniere Energy (LNG).
Cheniere Energy, which is readying to report earnings on May 3, 2024, sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now. It's Most Accurate Estimate is currently $2.37 a share, and LNG is 14 days out from its next earnings report.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Cheniere Energy is $2.30, and when you take the percentage difference between that number and its Most Accurate Estimate, you get the Earnings ESP figure of 2.74%.
Because both stocks hold a positive Earnings ESP, PBR and LNG could potentially post earnings beats in their next reports.
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