Best Performing Stocks on Earnings

Yesterday we highlighted the most volatile stocks on earnings, and below we highlight the ones that have averaged the biggest gains on their report days since the beginning of the bear market. These stocks are all in the S&P 500 and currently trade for more than $5/share.

As shown, MasterCard (MA) has seen the biggest gains on the first trading day following earnings during the bear market, averaging a gain of 10.37%. DR Horton (DHI) ranks second with gains of 9.46%, followed by HBAN, MFE, and EL. Other notables on the list of earnings winners include Wells Fargo (WFC), Autozone (AZO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Valero (VLO), Apollo (APOL), and Ralph Lauren (RL). We also include the percentage of the time the company has beaten earnings estimates over the same time period as well.

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