The free section of IBD posts various screens each day with just enough info to tempt you into joining. But it can be a way to find good stocks.
Today’s screen is for “earnings beaters”
http://research.investors.com/screen-center/?ref=2MSOTD
It includes AMBD and PAYC so you might find the other items on the list worth more research.
Here are the charts
http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/candleglance.html?PAYC,Abm…
this will look ugly, but you might figure it out. Go to the link.
Estimate Beaters
Companies that beat earnings estimates by a wide margin are worthy of further research since its earnings growth that drives a stocks price performance. More
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Symbol Company Name EPS Surprise % Chg (Last Qtr) EPS % Chg (Last Qtr) EPS % Chg (Prev Qtr) Sales % Chg (Last Qtr) EPS Est % Chg (Current Qtr) EPS Est % Chg (Current Yr) Tools
BPOP Popular Inc 632.9 19 38 14 16 156
POST Post Holdings Inc 285.7 N/A 514 91 123 N/A
ACIW A C I Worldwide Inc 283.3 117 300 4 -44 13
AGO Assured Guaranty Ltd 190.5 227 24 97 -36 31
ABMD Abiomed Inc 150 N/A 211 50 78 17
SKYW Skywest Inc 134.6 N/A 141 -3 30 2150
CINF Cincinnati Financial 112.8 80 28 8 -20 12
ZG Zillow Group Inc Cl A 100 N/A 150 118 -123 N/A
PLAY Dave & Buster's Ent Inc 73.9 135 28 20 150 61
PAYC Paycom Software Inc 66.7 150 300 47 40 100