Netflix shows that it’s not enough to beat earnings. The media giant beat 19Q2 earnings with an EPS of $0.60 vs. the $0.56 per share estimate; however, failed to deliver on a key performance indicator. Net subscriber additions for the quarter of 2,699 million missed expectations by 47.2%. As a result, Netflix shares have fallen 16%. Now that the stage has been set, investors eagerly await the fate of the remaining members of F.A.N.G., Facebook Inc (FB.O), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O, GOOG.O), which start to report this afternoon with Facebook. Exhibit 1: F.A.N.G. YoY Growth Rates Analysts

The StarMine team has selected five North American companies, using Eikon Screener by Refinitiv, that we expect to beat 19Q1 earnings estimates, based on SmartEstimate® and Predicted Surprise data. Our North American selections for 2018 Q4 positive Predicted Surprises were 100% accurate, which can be seen here. Historically (since 2011 Q4), our positive Predicted Surprise picks have demonstrated an accuracy rate of about 81.9%, giving investors an edge ahead of earnings announcements. Our North American picks for positive Predicted Surprises in 2019 Q1 are — Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FFH.TO), Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc (RARE.O), Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL.N), Paccar Inc