Several companies reporting their latest quarterly earnings next week could blow analysts’ expectations out of the water. Earnings season ramps up next week, with roughly 7% of the S & P 500 — or 34 companies in the benchmark — slated to release their results. Results are expected from Netflix , as well as several financial and airline companies. Currently, the blended growth rate, which considers estimates for companies that haven’t yet reported as well as those that already have, suggests fourth-quarter earnings are on path to grow 12.3% from the year-ago period, per FactSet. With this in mind, CNBC Pro screened for companies reporting next week that are also liked by Wall Street. For inclusion in the following table, stocks had to meet the following criteria: Be a member of the S & P 500 Have earnings estimates revised up 10% or more in the past three and six months Be well liked, with buy ratings from at least 51% of analysts covering the name Casino operator Las Vegas Sands was one name on the list. The stock has lost more than 10% over the past 12 months. Nearly 64% of analysts rate it a buy. Wells Fargo recently named the stock one of its top picks heading into 2025. “Construction disruption headwinds in both Macau (Londoner) and Singapore that began in mid-2024 are to become tailwinds by May 2025, resulting in FY25/26E [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] growth of 13% and 9% respectively, the highest in our gaming coverage,” wrote analyst Daniel Politzer. “LVS’ ongoing portfolio premiumization in both Macau and Singapore will allow LVS to target a higher-end customer and better insulate it from macro choppiness in China.” Nearly 52% of analysts covering Procter & Gamble have also assigned the stock a buy rating. The consumer goods stock has gained 7% over the past 12 months. D.A. Davidson analyst Linda Weiser is bullish on the name. In late November, she upgraded shares to a buy rating from neutral and hiked her price target to $209 from $160. This implies 30% upside from Thursday’s close. “We now have greater confidence that PG’s organic sales can accelerate to +4%-6% in F2H25,” Weiser wrote. “After seeing the innovations for FY25 and beyond — such as Luvs Platinum Protection, Tide Evo, and the big Venus upgrade — we are raising our out-year organic sales to +3.5% from +3.0%.” Wall Street also likes Teledyne Technologies , with more than 69% of analysts covering the stock assigning it a buy rating. The defense and aerospace stock has advanced 8% over the past 12 months. In December, Goldman Sachs reiterated its buy rating on the stock. Analyst Noah Poponak’s price target of $520 implies a potential upside of 10% for the stock. “We expect organic revenue growth to accelerate in 2025, as the long-cycle business continues to grow and short cycle Industrial sees a recovery off easy comparisons.,” the analyst wrote. “TDY has defense exposure, but it is a minority of revenue, its commercial markets have strong long-term growth, and it trades at a valuation discount to defense pure play peers.” Other stocks reporting earnings next week that are also favored by analysts include GE Aerospace and Abbott Laboratories .
