Analyze the quarterly earnings per share (EPS) announcement on 3 May 2018 for ESS-US (FactSet identifier).

Was this a positive, neutral, or negative earnings surprise?

Positive Neutral Negative

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

The correct answer is: Positive

Compute excess returns in percent relative to the S&P 500 Index (FactSet identifierSP50). Please use 4 decimal places. A five-percent excess return should be presented at 5.0000%, not 0.0500). Complete the table below:

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