A slate of companies with a track record of beating Wall Street’s earnings expectations are on deck to report next week – and their stocks could see a bounce. Earnings season is well underway, with several major banks reporting their results last week. Looking ahead, several companies with histories of beating analysts’ estimates will issue their quarterly reports next week, including Western Alliance and F5. They span sectors such as banking, technology and health care. CNBC Pro screened Bespoke Investment Group data for names that have beaten earnings expectations at least 75% of the time, while averaging a gain of at least 1.5% in the next trading session following results. Here are a few companies that are due to post results next week and have histories of topping analysts’ predictions: F5 F5 could exceed the Street’s expectations when it delivers its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, according to a CNBC Pro data analysis. The multi-cloud application security company has beaten analysts’ estimates 86% of the time. Its average post-earnings gain is about 2.1%. In October, F5 suffered a security breach in some of its systems, leading its shares to plunge 10% — its worst day in more than three years . F5 shares have dropped 5% over the past 12 months. Western Alliance The regional bank may be set to surpass analysts’ estimates for its fourth-quarter report , which will come out on Monday. Western Alliance has a strong record of delivering solid quarterly reports, beating earnings estimates 87% of the time. Its average stock gain on the day following earnings is 1.7%. Last fall, the financial institution fielded concerns over loans made to non-bank financial players that sparked a sell-off of its shares as well as those of other regional banks. Shares have lost 4.8% over the past year.
