Analysts were expecting DG FastChannel, Inc. (DGIT) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.23 for last quarter, but DGIT missed expectations with actual earnings of $0.22---1 cent below the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.12 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that DGIT’s earnings are up this year.

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Also, if you compare DGIT's 20.33% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 16.12% for the Business Services industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect DGIT to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Business Services industry, you can see how analysts believe DGIT will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Global Payments Inc. (GPN) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe IRM's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 14.50% while GPN's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 13.80%.

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