Don't settle for ordinary quarterly reports.
I take a look at three companies that beat market expectations every week, since I believe that it's the biggest factor in a stock beating the market. Leaving Wall Street's pros with stunned expressions can be a good thing. It usually means that the companies have more in the tank than analysts figured. Capital appreciation typically follows.
Let's take a look at a few companies that humbled the pros over the past few trading days.
We can start with First Solar
Earnings season has been hard on many clean-energy players, but First Solar managed to shine bright in posting a profit of $1.65 a share before restructuring charges. Analysts were only holding out for a profit of $0.90 a share.
First Solar had actually come up woefully short in each of its four previous quarters, so the strong performance was truly a surprise.
The strong report -- accompanied by a couple of analyst upgrades -- was enough to send First Solar's shares 18% higher last week, but it wasn't enough to lift its battered sector. Canadian Solar
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Finally, we have Frontier Communications
Moving in the right direction
It's important to keep watching the companies that surpass expectations. Over time, it will be a lucrative experience for investors as the market rewards the overachievers. That's the kind of surprise that we look for in the Rule Breakers newsletter service. Want in? Check out a 30-day trial subscription. If that's not up your alley just yet, you can still check out a free special report detailing the next trillion-dollar revolution.
Either way, come back next week to learn about more stocks that blew the market away in the coming days.