Tracking a Trio of Earnings Success Stories
This earnings season got off to a strong start: More than 70% of S&P 500 companies that have already reported have beaten their estimates. Ultimately, better-than-expected earnings and outlooks should drive individual stocks higher.
Here are three stocks in varying sectors that not only have rock-solid businesses, but also reported first-quarter 2012 upside earnings surprises. In each case, the stock is poised to be a solid, if not spectacular, grower for the foreseeable future. All have better-than-market dividend yields, and will likely continue to produce nice dividend growth and provide some stability to a stock portfolio....445 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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