As Q1 Earnings Season Winds Down, Results Appear Better than Expected
With Q1 earnings season peaking yesterday and today, just how have companies done overall?
According to StreetInsider.com's EPS Insider page, companies have topped estimates a little better than the five-year running average. We have a "beat" rate at about 67 percent, versus the trailing average of 65 percent.
The following are the top 10 best and worst performers for Q1.
(Note: The lists don't exclude items like M&A, key management changes, etc, which may contribute to the stock moves.)
Earning Season's Best Performers
Company | Symbol | % Move |
---|---|---|
Energy Focus | EFOI | +1,092.59% |
Borderfree | BRDR | +105.45% |
Olympic Steel. | ZEUS | +63.74% |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions | ASPS | +37.08% |
Ignite Restaurant Group | IRG | +35.41% |
Hercules Offshore | HERO | +34.29% |
MoneyGram | MGI | +30.58% |
Zhone Tech | ZHNE | +29.41% |
Travelzoo Inc. | TZOO | +27.04% |
Basic Energy Services | BAS | +26.11% |
Earning Season's Worst Performers
Company | Symbol | % Move |
---|---|---|
Dex Media | DXM | -47.57% |
Qualys | QLYS | -31.80% |
Anadigics | ANAD | -30.00% |
Westlake Chemical Partners LP | WLKP | -27.98% |
MDC Partners | MDCA | -27.76% |
Spectranetics | SPNC | -26.08% |
AcelRx Pharma | ACRX | -25.65% |
Yelp | YELP | -25.58% |
Varonis Systems | VRNS | -25.37% |
TWTR | -25.20% |
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