Why Ameresco Stock Topped the Market on Thursday

Cleantech energy integration specialist Ameresco (AMRC 2.90%) provided its investors with a pleasant jolt of energy after market close on Wednesday. It published a set of quarterly figures in which the headline numbers beat analyst estimates for both revenue and profitability. The market rewarded the company with a nearly 3% bump in its share price Thursday, a figure that was higher than the S&P 500 index's 0.5% rise.Growth and estimate beats in the fourth quarterNot only did Ameresco's fourth-quarter resul ...