Looking for Stocks with Positive Earnings Momentum? Check Out These 2 Computer and Technology Names

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 final step today is to look at a stock that meets our ESP qualifications. JOYY (YY) earns a Zacks Rank #3 six days from its next quarterly earnings release on May 26, 2022, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $0.44 a share.

By taking the percentage difference between the $0.44 Most Accurate Estimate and the $0.38 Zacks Consensus Estimate, JOYY has an Earnings ESP of 17.33%.

YY is part of a big group of Computer and Technology stocks that boast a positive ESP, and investors may want to take a look at Datadog (DDOG) as well.

Datadog, which is readying to report earnings on August 4, 2022, sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now. It’s Most Accurate Estimate is currently $0.14 a share, and DDOG is 76 days out from its next earnings report.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Datadog is $0.14, and when you take the percentage difference between that number and its Most Accurate Estimate, you get the Earnings ESP figure of 2.25%.

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YY and DDOG’s positive ESP figures tell us that both stocks have a good chance at beating analyst expectations in their next earnings report.

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