5 Stocks With Strong Earnings Surprises — LMCA MCBC IDCC WLB WGO

by Portfolio Grader | August 8, 2013 3:00 pm

This week, these five stocks have the best ratings in Earnings Surprises, one of the eight Fundamental Categories on Portfolio Grader[1].

Liberty Media Corp. Class A (NASDAQ: LMCA[2]) owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses. LMCA gets A’s in Earnings Momentum, Analyst Earnings Revisions, Equity, and Cash Flow as well. The stock’s current trailing PE Ratio is 1.90. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of LMCA stock[3].

Macatawa Bank (NASDAQ: MCBC[4]) offers a full range of commercial and personal banking services, including checking and savings accounts, safe deposit boxes, traveler checks, money orders, and loan products. MCBC gets A’s in Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, Equity, Cash Flow, and Operating Margin Growth as well. The stock has a trailing PE Ratio of 4.40. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MCBC stock[5].

InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC[6]) develops technology for advanced digital wireless telecommunications applications. IDCC also gets A’s in Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, Analyst Earnings Revisions, Equity, Cash Flow, Operating Margin Growth, and Sales Growth. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 6.20. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of IDCC stock[7].

Westmoreland Coal (NASDAQ: WLB[8]) mines coal, which is used to produce electric power, and owns power-generating plants. WLB also gets A’s in Earnings Growth, Cash Flow, and Sales Growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WLB stock[9].

Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO[10]) is a manufacturer of motor homes, which are self-contained recreation vehicles used mainly in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. WGO also gets A’s in Earnings Growth, Earnings Momentum, Analyst Earnings Revisions, Cash Flow, Operating Margin Growth, and Sales Growth. The price of WGO is up 51.2% since the first of the year. This is better than the S&P 500, which has seen a 12.1% increase over the same period. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WGO stock[11].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[1] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[12].

Endnotes:

  1. Portfolio Grader: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/
  2. LMCA: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=LMCA
  3. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of LMCA stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=LMCA
  4. MCBC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=MCBC
  5. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of MCBC stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=MCBC
  6. IDCC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=IDCC
  7. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of IDCC stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=IDCC
  8. WLB: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=WLB
  9. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WLB stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=WLB
  10. WGO: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=WGO
  11. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WGO stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=WGO
  12. here: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/

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