# Earnings surprises

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## Definition

Favorable or unfavorable deviations of actual earnings from forecasts; either for the economy as a whole, for industries or for individual companies. Empirical evidence shows that unfavorable earnings surprises affect stock prices more than favorable news (as an empirical evidence, negative earnings surprises have a greater adverse effect on quotations than the reciprocal positive earnings surprise on share prices). - See earnings estimate, earnings surprise, earnings warning. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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