Trading glossary · fundamentals

beat

When a company's results come out better than the experts guessed.

The fuller meaning

Results above analysts' estimates. Because expectations are already in the price, the reaction depends on the size of the surprise and on guidance: a beat with guidance raised often lifts the price, while a beat with guidance cut can still fall.

beat.

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