Apple Inc. (AAPL), Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (ULTA): 3 Predictions for Next Week

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One of my best tricks to beating the market is finding stocks that perpetually land ahead of the prognosticators. Let’s go over the past year of earnings reports.

Quarter EPS Estimate EPS Surprise
Q1 2012 $0.53 $0.54 2%
Q2 2012 $0.51 $0.54 6%
Q3 2012 $0.56 $0.59 5%
Q4 2012 $0.98 $1.00 2%

Source: Thomson Reuters.

Things can change, of course. Vanity can fade. Customers can get by on fewer beauty products and turn to cheaper outlets for salon services.

However, it’s hard to argue against the trend. Everything seems to be falling into place for another market-thumping quarter on the bottom line.

Three for the road

Well, there are three predictions right there. Let’s see how I fare this week.

The article 3 Predictions for Next Week originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rick Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Apple and Ulta Salon, Cosmetics, & Fragrance.

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