Analysts were expecting VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (VIT) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.13 for last quarter, but VIT beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.14---1 cent above the consensus estimate. VIT also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is above current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.11 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that VIT’s earnings are up this year.

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Also, if you compare VIT's 31.00% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 14.96% for the Business Software & Services industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect VIT to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Business Software & Services industry, you can see how analysts believe VIT will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like ManTech International Corp. (MANT) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe MANT's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 15.80% while CTSH's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 18.00%.

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