As earnings season gets into full swing, what are the stocks that analysts are betting on? Investor's Business Daily's stock screener for stocks with rising profit estimates shows four stocks that are also near buy points.
Amphenol is just below a four-weeks-tight pattern that has a buy point of 127.50, according to IBD MarketSurge. The buy point is also the stock's all-time high. Amphenol makes electrical and fiber-optic connectors used in the automotive, broadband, aviation, and data communications industries, including applications in cloud computing and data centers. The company benefited from "exceptional organic growth in the IT datacom market," Amphenol said about its second-quarter sales.
Third-quarter results for Amphenol are due Oct. 22. Analysts polled by FactSet see earnings growth of 59% to 79 cents per share on a 37% sales increase to $5.5 billion from a year earlier. For the full year, estimates call for 61% profit growth to $3.04 per share. In 2026, analysts have raised their earnings estimates, anticipating a 14% rise to $3.47 per share.
Amphenol has a Relative Strength Rating of 92. Even higher are its Composite Rating and Earnings Per Share Rating at a perfect 99 each. Funds have been favoring Amphenol for their holdings over the most recent 13 weeks, giving the data center stock an Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A- on a scale of A to E. Demand has been running high for the stock over the past 50 days as well, going by the Up/Down Volume Ratio of 1.5.
Amphenol leads the electronic parts group and is also on the IBD 50 growth list.
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Data Center Play Has Strong Fund Sponsorship
Mutual funds own 56% of outstanding shares. More funds have been net buyers of the stock over the past seven quarters. In the IBD mutual fund index, the Virtus KAR Mid-Cap Growth Fund (PHSKX) holds shares of Amphenol.
Meanwhile, gold stocks continue to hold their luster after their rally in 2025. Analysts are bullish on Harmony Gold and expect earnings per share to increase 111% to $2.75 in fiscal 2026 and by 11% to $3.06 in 2027. Shares are in a buy zone above a cup base's buy point of 18.77. Also, they are just below a three-weeks-tight buy point of 19.68.
Other notable stocks on IBD's rising profit estimates list include food delivery service company DoorDash and Emcor Group. DoorDash is in a buy zone above a 269.06 buy point in a cup-with-handle pattern. Emcor has topped a 667.64 entry from a flat base.
Analysts see DoorDash's profit rising 757% in 2025 to $2.48 per share. In 2026, earnings estimates stood at $3.99 per share, representing 60% annual growth.
For 2025, Emcor's earnings are seen rising 17% to $25.25 per share. Wall Street anticipates a 9% increase to $27.48 for 2026. The company sells electrical and communication construction services for commercial, industrial and utilities projects.
Both DoorDash and Emcor are IBD Leaderboard holdings. Emcor ranks first in the heavy construction industry group, according to IBD Stock Checkup. DoorDash leads the internet retail group.
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