What does DPS Surprise %, Last Yr (beta) mean?
If a company releases a number higher or lower than the consensus (a combination of all the released estimates), this is known respectively as a positive or negative surprise.
Stockopedia explains DPS Surprise %, Last Yr (beta)...
An upside surprise - where a company reports higher earnings or dividends than analysts predicted - has often been observed to trigger an increase in the stock price. We discuss dividend surprise screening in particular in more detail here.
