Blowing Past the Street: 3 Stocks Beating EPS Estimates

The strength of the earnings season in the second quarter of the year is evident not only in headline profit growth but also in the breadth and quality of the results.

Nearly seven in 10 S&P 500 companies have exceeded revenue expectations, while earlier FactSet data showed that 77 percent beat revenue estimates – well above the historical five- and 10-year averages of 70 and 68 percent, respectively. Companies were also reporting revenues 2.9 percent above consensus, compared with long-term...