The earnings surprise factor represents the difference between a company’s actual reported numbers and the expected consensus numbers provided by analysts on Wall Street. A large surprise factor can often result in a sharp movement in the stock price following an earnings report. Most recently Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.85 for the quarter ending on 2015-06-30, yielding a surprise factor of 8.97% as the actual reported number was $0.07 away from the consensus estimates. The revenue surprise factor in per share dollar terms was $N/A for the last quarter or N/A%.

Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) is next slated to report earnings for the current quarter on 2015-08-06. Brokerages covering the stock are currently expecting the firm to earn $0.7 per share based on the 1 covering brokerages weighted into that average. Investors will be closely watching how this number fluctuates leading up to the reporting date as analysts continuously update their models.

Over the next 12-months sell-side research firms are predicting that the stock will reach targets in the range of $40-40. The average number of the range is $40 based on the 1 firms offering price targets. Placing these targets into a simplified 1-5 rating system produces a score of 2.33 for Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A., where 1 represents a Strong Buy rating and 5 would indicate a Strong Sell rating. Three months ago the rating mean stood at 2.33.