The Zacks Rank is comprised of four factors: Agreement, Magnitude, Upside and Surprise.

The Surprise factor looks at the last few quarters of earnings surprises.

Companies with a positive earnings surprise are more likely to positively surprise in the future (or miss again if they recently missed).

For this reason, looking at a company’s recent surprise history can be a great aid in forecasting the surprise likelihood of their next outing.

Factor #4: Surprise – Learn more

Regarding the arrows in the accompanying display, please see the legend below.