Chicago, IL - April 4, 2012 - Stocks in this week's article
include
Select Comfort Corporation
(NASDAQ:
SCSS
),
Lithia Motors Inc.
(NYSE:
LAD
),
ProAssurance Corporation
(NYSE:
PRA
),
United Rentals, Inc.
(NYSE:
URI
) and
ZAGG, Inc.
(NASDAQ:
ZAGG
). Kevin Matras details a good screen to use before and after a
company reports this earnings season.
Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks
Investment Research:
With earnings season right around the corner, this is a good
screen to use both before and after a company reports.
This screen focuses on more than just earnings surprises, but
instead goes over the importance of both earnings surprises and
sales surprises, and why as an investor you should care so much
about them.
A surprise is more than just a snapshot of an extra few dollars
and cents a company made or lost in that one period. Instead, it's
a glimpse into what a company's earnings could be, or should be, in
the future.
And when these surprises occur, the market tries to quickly
re-price that stock to reflect these changes.
While predicting which companies will surprise or not can be
difficult, the benefit of an earnings surprise will typically last
for one to three months after a surprise is reported.
So you can get in after a company reports a surprise, or you can
try and find companies that are more likely to report a surprise,
and get in ahead of time.
The screen I'm running today starts off with:
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LITHIA MOTORS (
LAD
): Free Stock Analysis Report
PROASSURANCE CP (
PRA
): Free Stock Analysis Report
SELECT COMFORT (
SCSS
): Free Stock Analysis Report
UTD RENTALS INC (
URI
): Free Stock Analysis Report
ZAGG INC (
ZAGG
): Free Stock Analysis Report
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