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EPS and Earnings Surprise

How companies report profit, and beating expectations.

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Earnings per share (EPS) is a company's profit divided by its shares. A beat means EPS came in above what analysts expected; a miss, below. Stocks often move more on guidance for the future than on the number itself.

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