Ride the Q1 Earnings Wave: 3 Stocks to Buy for Post-Report Riches

The first-quarter earnings train is running at full steam now with company results coming at us fast and furiously. FactSet reports that with 46% of companies listed on the benchmark S&P 500 index having reported financial results, 77% have beaten expectations for their earnings, while 60% have announced better-than-expected revenue. The year-over-year earnings growth rate for Q1 among S&P 500-listed companies is 3.5%, marking the third-straight quarter of year-over-year growth for the benchmark. While all ...