The script, titled "Stock Earnings Viewer with Surprise", fetches actual and estimated earnings, calculates absolute and percent surprise values, and presents them for analysis. It is intended to use in Pine Screener, as on chart it is redundant.
Select "Stock Earnings Viewer with Surprise" in "Choose indicator"
Click "Scan"
Data
Actual Earnings: The reported earnings per share (EPS) for the stock, sourced via request.earnings().
Estimated Earnings: Analyst-predicted EPS, accessed with field=earnings.estimate.
Absolute Surprise: The difference between actual and estimated earnings (e.g., actual 1.2 - estimated 1.0 = 0.2).
Percent Surprise (%): The absolute surprise as a percentage of estimated earnings (e.g., (0.2 / 1.0) * 100 = 20%). Note: This may return NaN or infinity if estimated earnings are zero, due to division by zero.
Practical Use This screener script allows users to filter stocks based on earnings metrics. For example, you could screen for stocks where Percent Surprise > 15 to find companies exceeding analyst expectations significantly, or use Absolute Surprise < -0.5 to identify underperformers.