Stratasys, Ltd. (SSYS), Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT), And Three Predictions for Next Week

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One of my best tricks to beating the market is finding stocks that perpetually land ahead of the prognosticators. Let’s go over the past year of earnings reports.

 Quarter EPS Estimate EPS Surprise
Q2 2012 $0.24 $0.27 13%
Q3 2012 $0.22 $0.24 9%
Q4 2012 $0.03 $0.06 100%
Q1 2013 $0.03 $0.06 100%

Source: Thomson Reuters.

Things can change, of course. Business has been rocky at Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) lately. Displays are sputtering, and solar energy is still hoping to regain traction through Europe and China, where it was starting to take off before the global economic malaise.

However, it’s hard to argue against the trend. Everything seems to be falling into place for another market-thumping quarter on the bottom line.

Three for the road
Well, there are three predictions right there. Let’s see how I fare this week.

The article 3 Predictions for Next Week originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rick Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Clean Energy Fuels and Stratasys and owns shares of Stratasys.

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