A host of stocks with earnings on deck next week typically beat Wall Street estimates. Roughly 7% of S & P 500 companies have so far reported fourth-quarter results, collectively notching growth of about 61%. When all is said and done, earnings are forecast to grow by about 12% in the fourth quarter. On Wednesday, banks including JPMorgan Chase , Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo all beat analysts’ consensus estimates, solidly kicking off earnings season. Against this focus on corporate profits, CNBC Pro used earnings data from Bespoke Investment Group to find stocks that have a history of topping analyst estimates and subsequently rising in price, using the following criteria: Have beaten earnings per share estimates 70% of the time or more Historically risen 1% or more on the first trading day after results Intuitive Surgical made the screen because it’s historically posted better-than-expected earnings 83% of the time, leading to a nearly 3% gain for the stock in the next session. Shares in the medical equipment maker have gained 60% over the past year. ISRG 1Y mountain Intuitive Surgical shares over the past year. Intuitive Surgical is set to report fourth quarter results on Jan. 23. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast earnings per share of $1.77 on revenue of $2.2 billion. Software company ServiceNow also turned up on the screen. Shares have surged almost 45% over the past year, through Wednesday’s close. The cloud-based platform that manages corporate workflows has a track record of beating earnings estimates 94% of the time. Its stock usually gains more than 3% the next trading day. NOW 1Y mountain ServiceNow stock over the past year. ServiceNow is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 29., with analysts polled by FactSet forecasting EPS of $3.65 on revenue of $2.96 billion.
