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Blowing Past the Street: 46 Stocks That Crushed Q2 EPS Projections

More than 250 companies announced their earnings performance in the second quarter of the year on Wednesday, July 29, offering a fresh look at how they performed relative to what the market expected of them. Of the total, 46 companies across various industries delivered surprisingly strong results, markedly beating analyst expectations.

In this article we identify the 46 names that exceeded Wall Street expectations in terms of earnings per share (EPS) estimates based on the percentage by which their reported EPS exceeded the consensus analyst estimates.

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