Oil Exploration Stocks Q3 Earnings On Nov 21: AOIFF, BPT

 | Nov 18, 2016 07:57AM ET

With the Q3 earnings season drawing to a close, we now have a clearer picture of the earnings trends. We note a sequential improvement in the quarter with a positive year-over-year growth in both earnings and revenues.

So far, 470 S&P 500 members – 94% of the index’s total market capitalization – have reported their results. Total earnings for these companies are up 3.8% due 2.6% growth in revenues, both on a year-over-year basis. While 73.2% of these companies beat earnings per share (EPS) estimates, 55.3% surpassed top-line expectations as of Nov 17).

Per the Earnings ESP Filter that enables you to find stocks that are expected to come out with earnings surprises.

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