Why settle for ordinary quarterly reports?
Each week, I spotlight three companies that beat market expectations. I believe that outperformance is the biggest factor in a stock's likelihood of 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, and capital appreciation often follows.
Let's take a look at a few companies that humbled the prognosticators over the past few trading days.
We'll start with Amazon.com
Apple
Mac sales may have struggled, but the company more than made up for it with booming iPhone sales. Investors should have seen this coming. Between the blowout quarter posted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion
Finally, RadioShack
Instead of the year-ago $0.30-a-share profit, or the mere $0.22 a share the pros were settling for, RadioShack gained ground on the bottom line. Folks are making a big deal about how Best Buy
Keep watching the companies that surpass expectations. Over time, that vigilance will pay off 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.