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How to Find Strong Industrial Products Stocks Slated for Positive Earnings Surprises

Zacks Equity Research
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Earnings are arguably the most important single number on a company's quarterly financial report. Wall Street clearly dives into all of the other metrics and management's input, but the EPS figure helps cut through all the noise.

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.

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The Zacks Earnings ESP is more formally known as the Expected Surprise Prediction, and it aims to grab the inside track on the latest analyst estimate revisions ahead of a company's report. The idea is relatively intuitive as a newer projection might be based on more complete information. The ESP is calculated by comparing the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate, with the percentage difference between the two giving us the Zacks ESP figure.

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The final step today is to look at a stock that meets our ESP qualifications. Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) earns a Zacks Rank #1 26 days from its next quarterly earnings release on October 19, 2022, and its Most Accurate Estimate comes in at $0.95 a share.

By taking the percentage difference between the $0.95 Most Accurate Estimate and the $0.85 Zacks Consensus Estimate, Heritage-Crystal Clean has an Earnings ESP of 11.77%.

HCCI is one of just a large database of Industrial Products stocks with positive ESPs. Another solid-looking stock is Deere (DE).

Deere, which is readying to report earnings on November 23, 2022, sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) right now. It's Most Accurate Estimate is currently $7.16 a share, and DE is 61 days out from its next earnings report.

Deere's Earnings ESP figure currently stands at 0.3% after taking the percentage difference between its Most Accurate Estimate and its Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.14.

HCCI and DE's positive ESP metrics may signal that a positive earnings surprise for both stocks is on the horizon.

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Use the Zacks Earnings ESP Filter to turn up stocks with the highest probability of positively, or negatively, surprising to buy or sell before they're reported for profitable earnings season trading. Check it out here >>


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