Friday, October 16, 2009
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5 Stocks That Laugh at Wall Street
by Rich Duprey
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In these dour economic times, Mr. Market seems to enjoy dogpiling on any stock that dares to fall short of analysts' estimates. To defy that trend, we're here to celebrate stocks that didn't merely meet Wall Street's predictions, but laughed in analysts' facesby leaving their miserly forecasts in the dust. The companies below have all soundly trounced earnings estimates by 20% or more in the last quarter:

Company

CAPS Rating
(out of 5)

EPS Surprise

Est. EPS
Growth, Current Qtr

Est. LT Growth

Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR)

*****

400%

NA

17%

Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX)

***

29%

18%

7%

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT)

****

227%

(95%)

9%

Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK)

****

22%

(24%)

7%

Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) Continued...
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