Company earnings
Who reports, what was expected and how the stock reacted. Reports can affect the stocks and ETFs you own.
Beat does not mean the stock rose · why?
A result compares the quarter with analysts’ estimates. The share price reflects how expectations change about the future. Investors may have expected even more, or may focus on guidance, margins or other news. A company can also miss an estimate and rise if the market expected worse.
Beat or miss describes the estimate comparison; it does not rate the investment.
± means the price could rise or fall. Options do not predict direction or guarantee a range.
The result and the price answer different questions. EPS describes the past quarter. The price also reflects future expectations, guidance and what investors had already priced in. A beat can accompany a fall, and a miss can accompany a rise. These data do not establish a verified cause.
Guidance
The company’s own outlook for future results. It is different from the quarter just reported and from analysts’ estimates.These are possible explanations. Without verified context, this page does not establish why a particular share moved.
How to read this page · 3 steps
- Find the company and date. Check whether the date and time are confirmed.
- Compare estimate and actual. Beat, in line or missed applies to each figure, not to the share price.
- Read the price reaction separately. Options show a possible move size in either direction, not a forecast of whether it will rise or fall.
AI summary of published reports · it has its own date
Expert · sources and comparison rules
Estimates: site selection, analyst consensus from Yahoo Finance with its range; the rest, EPS consensus from Zacks via Nasdaq and revenue from Finnhub (its estimates tend to run ~2% high). Beat or miss compares the figures as shown: EPS to the cent, revenue within 0.1%. With an EPS estimate under $0.10, or a swing between profit and loss, the surprise is shown in dollars, not %. Confirmed dates: Nasdaq. Move priced in: at-the-money straddle of the first CBOE expiry after the report. Stock reaction: close before the report to close of the first session after it.