If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Microsoft (MSFT). This company, which is in the Zacks Computer - Software industry, shows potential for another earnings beat. This software maker has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 8.75%. For the most recent quarter, Microsoft was expected to post earnings of $4.21 per share, but it reported $4.74 per share instead, representing a surprise of 12.59%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $4.
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