earnings per share

American

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the net income of a corporation divided by the total number of shares of its common stock outstanding at a given time. EPS

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CrowdStrike has also beaten the FactSet analyst consensus on earnings per share every quarter for the last five years, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch

We narrowed our universe to the 41 U.S. companies in the Global X FinTech ETF that are expected to generate positive 12-month earnings per share and that are covered by at least five analysts.

From MarketWatch

The move came after the maker of surgical wound care and oral car products reported External link adjusted earnings per share of $1.57 on Thursday evening, up from $1.41 a year ago.

From Barron's

The analysts expect a mid-to-high-single-digit positive revision to consensus earnings per share forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal

It forecast adjusted earnings per share to decline in the low double digits to mid-teens.

From The Wall Street Journal

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