Apple has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 2.90%.
For the last reported quarter, Apple came out with earnings of $1.40 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share, representing a surprise of 4.48%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $1.51 per share and it actually produced earnings of $1.53 per share, delivering a surprise of 1.32%.
Apple has an Earnings ESP of +1.94% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock’s Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner.
MacDailyNews Note: Apple’s conference call to discuss fourth fiscal quarter earnings results and business updates is scheduled for Thursday, October 31, 2024 – yes, Halloween – after market close, right around 1:20 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET.
Apple will follow that with a conference call with analysts to discuss results and business updates at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET.
Listen to the conference call live here.
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Currently, analysts’ consensus expects revenue of $94.4 billion and EPS of $1.57.
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