Hold onto your hat. These stocks go on the wildest ride after earnings results

Published Thu, Oct 21 202110:59 AM EDTUpdated Thu, Oct 21 20213:15 PM EDT

With the third-quarter earnings season underway, certain companies yet to report see their shares swing wildly after posting quarterly results. As of Thursday morning, 101 members of the S & P 500 have reported third-quarter earnings, according to FactSet. Out of those companies, 58.4% saw their share price rise after earnings, while 41.6% saw their stock fall post-report. Bespoke Investment Group identified the stocks with highest average absolute percentage changes in share price during the trading day after their respective earnings reports. These companies have reported earnings for at least eight quarters. Out of that pool, Bespoke looked at just the companies yet to report quarterly results. "While all of the stocks listed on these tables have historically seen violent moves in reaction to earnings, there is of course no way to know whether the large moves will be to the upside or downside, so tread lightly!" the report said. Take a look at the top 10 stocks on Bespoke's list: Advertising platform Cardlytics ranks at the top of the list with an average absolute percentage change of 18.2%. The stock has seen wild swings post-earnings in the past few years, from a 42.9% jump after reporting third-quarter earnings in 2019 to a 36.7% drop following the first-quarter report of 2020. Cardlytics is slated to report earnings Nov. 2. Snap takes the second spot on Bespoke's list with its shares moving 17.6% on average after reporting earnings. The stock closed 23% higher the day after it reported second-quarter earnings for this year. The social media and camera company is set to report third-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. The third-most volatile name on the list is Pinterest , whose stock changes 17.5% on average during its post-earnings trading day. On Wednesday, news broke that PayPal was in late-stage talks to acquire Pinterest . The news sent Pinterest shares rallying. Also on Bespoke's list are streaming company Roku , cloud computing platform Fastly , and home automation company Arlo Technologies .

A banner for the online image board Pinterest Inc. hangs from the New York Stock Exchange on the morning Pinterest made its initial public offering, April 18, 2019.

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With the third-quarter earnings season underway, certain companies yet to report see their shares swing wildly after posting quarterly results.