Analysts were expecting Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.19 for last quarter, but TYL beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.20---1 cent above the consensus estimate. TYL also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is in line with current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.20 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that TYL’s earnings are flat from a year ago.

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Also, if you compare TYL's 17.50% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 17.18% for the Technical & System Software industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect TYL to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Technical & System Software industry, you can see how analysts believe TYL will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Ansys, Inc. (ANSS) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Infosys Technologies Limited (INFY) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe ANSS's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 19.17% while INFY's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 17.40%.

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