27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) announces its next round of earnings Wednesday. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for today's Q4 earnings announcement.
Earnings and Revenue
Sell-side analysts expect Fiserv's EPS to be near $1.38 on sales of $1.51 billion.
If the company were to match the current consensus estimate, earnings would be up 18.97 percent. Sales would be up 5.52 percent from the same quarter last year. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:
| Quarter | Q3 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q1 2017 | Q4 2016 |
| EPS Estimate | 1.3 | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.16 |
| EPS Actual | 1.27 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.16 |
Q4 EPS Estimate: $1.38
Q4 Revenues Estimate: $1 billion
Stock Performance
As of Feb. 7, Fiserv's share price was $130.11. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 21.92 percent. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.
Analysts have adjusted their estimates higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The most common rating from analysts on Fiserv stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past three months.
Conference Call
Fiserv's Q4 conference call is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed here.
27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.
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