IT and industrial companies have been the biggest upside surprises
By: Timothy Pollard
Published: February 10, 2012
With a little more than two-thirds of S&P 500 firms reporting Dec. 31 earnings thus far, earnings surprises have been positive in six of 10 sectors. 43 of 52 information technology companies have reported earnings on the upside of analysts' expectations at an average of 11.2%, followed by 39 of 61 industrials, posting an average surprise of 7.4%.







