According to Bespoke Investment Group, investors bracing for a tough earnings season in the coming week could hold onto several stocks with a history of beating earnings expectations. Investors and market observers are expecting a tough fourth-quarter reporting season for stocks. According to UBS strategist Keith Parker, S&P 500 earnings are expected to decline 2.7% in the fourth quarter, snapping seven straight quarters of growth. According to FactSet data, of the 56 S&P 500 companies that have reported so far, nearly 69% posted surprising increases, while 31% missed expectations. Those results have already been weighed on the major averages. This week, after a strong start to the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back early January gains after a strong start to 2023. There is a slight change in the average now due to some disappointing earnings. In contrast, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite remained positive for the year, with the latter getting a boost from positive signals in Netflix’s latest earnings report Friday. Nevertheless, with fourth-quarter earnings season still in its early innings, Bespoke Investments has come up with names that are reporting next week that historically have a solid track record of beating expectations. Here are six such stocks. Homebuilder DR Horton typically surprises to the upside during earnings season. According to Bespoke, in 85 prior reports, the Texas-based firm beat earnings per share expectations 75% of the time and sales expectations 69% of the time. What’s more, it raised guidance 13% time. And, the stock typically rises 1.66% on the day earnings are reported. This month, UBS said in a note that DR Horton remains its top homebuilder pick in 2023, “given the company’s size/scale, first-time/entry-level focus and consistent execution.” Cloud computing company ServiceNow also created Screen. In the last 42 reports, ServiceNow topped profit and sales expectations 88% and 93% of the time, respectively. Additionally, it raised its guidance 24% of the time. Another stock that has historically beaten expectations is Mondelez. Oreo and Chips Ahoy! The cookie maker posted positive earnings per share 83% of the time out of 41 prior reports, and positive sales a surprising 56% of the time. The firm raised guidance 2% of the time. Jefferies considers Mondelez one of its top large-cap food stocks because of “the potential for an upside correction given emerging market forces/FX,” according to a note this month. Meanwhile, computer peripherals maker Logitech beat earnings expectations 75% of the time and sales expectations 67% of the time in 69 prior reports. However, Logitech only gave 1% guidance. Other stocks included in the list are F5 and Visa.