With fourth-quarter earnings season nearly over, it’s time to look forward. Today’s IBD 50 list includes Facebook (FB), Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) and two other companies that analysts project will report superior earnings per share growth for the current quarter. The IBD 50 list ranks the best stocks, strongest stocks first. Here are the top four IBD 50 stocks by estimated EPS growth this quarter: Qihoo 360, Kapstone Paper & Packaging
China’s 310 million mobile gamers increased their spending by 247% in 2013, an official Chinese government statistic that has China tech companies scrambling to grab handset gamers. Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU), Baidu (BIDU) and others spent heavily in 2013 on new mobile-gaming apps and distribution platforms, efforts that in Q4 showed some early signs of paying off. “2014 is a critical year for many Internet companies in China,”
Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU), Gentherm (THRM) and Spirit Airlines (SAVE) are among five IBD 50 companies that reported the biggest earnings gains last quarter. The IBD 50 is a list of top-rated stocks, based on recent profit and sales growth and other key metrics. Here are the top five IBD 50 stocks ranked by strongest year-over-year EPS gain: Qihoo, Gentherm, Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT), Aspen Technology (AZPN) and Spirit. Qihoo, a Chinese Internet