A handful of companies reporting results in the upcoming week could see an earnings-powered boost. Next week is slated to be the busiest one of the earnings season, with one-third of the S & P 500 and 10 names in the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average due to report their latest earnings. Megacap titans Microsoft , Amazon and Apple will headline the week, alongside other names within the travel, pharmaceuticals, energy and restaurant sectors.
Pro screened FactSet for the companies reporting earnings next week that could receive a positive earnings surprise and see a jump in their shares. To be included in the table, the stocks had to meet the following criteria: Have buy ratings from at least 55% of the analysts covering Have earnings per share estimates up at least 10% in the past three and six months Expected to rise at least 15% in the next 12 months Here is a look at the stocks that stood out.