Analysts Estimate Dine Brands (DIN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

While the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's discussion of business conditions on the earnings call, it's worth handicapping the probability of a positive EPS surprise. So, this combination makes it difficult to conclusively predict that Dine Brands will beat the consensus EPS estimate. Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. ...