Cardinal Health, AutoNation, Target, Avnet and ABM Industries among top broker-loved stocks amid Q4 earnings season

The Q4 earnings season is off to a strong start with 76.4% of S&P 500 participants beating EPS estimates and 63.2% surpassing revenue estimates. To find broker-loved stocks, we screened for companies with improving broker recommendations and upward revisions in earnings estimates over the past four weeks. The top 5 stocks are Cardinal Health, AutoNation, Target Corporation, Avnet, and ABM Industries. These stocks have seen net upgrades, earnings estimate revisions, and meet other screening criteria such as a low price-to-sales ratio, significant average daily volume, and a high market value.