Why settle for ordinary quarterly reports?
Each week, I take a peek at three companies that beat analysts' expectations, since I believe that kind of outperformance is the biggest factor in a stock beating the market. Leaving Wall Street's pros with puzzled looks on their faces can be a good thing. It usually means that the companies have more in the tank than analysts figured. Capital appreciation often follows.
Let's take a look at a few companies that humbled the prognosticators over the past few trading days.
We can start with Google
Investors banking on JPMorgan Chase
Finally, we have Goldman Sachs
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs' showings are refreshingly strong, especially since financial bellwethers Citigroup
Keep watching the companies that surpass expectations. Over time, it will be a profitable experience for investors, as the market rewards the overachievers. That's the kind of surprise we look for in the Rule Breakers newsletter service. Want in? Check out a 30-day trial subscription.
Either way, come back next Monday to learn about more stocks that blew the market away.