S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: October 30, 2020
To date, 64% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported actual results for Q3 2020 with 86% of companies reporting actual EPS...
Foreign IPOs in the U.S. on Track for Record-Breaking Year
Even in 2020’s challenging environment, foreign companies continue to IPO in the U.S., with this year appearing poised to set a...
Unraveling the Sentiment Data Purchasing Process
The decision to invest in sentiment data brings with it additional decision points that are essential to understand when pursuing...
Gas Power Plant Retirement Outlook
Here we look at gas plant retirement data that may show the coming headlines are not as bad as they may seem.
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Which S&P 500 Industries Are Reporting the Largest Year-Over-Year Earnings Declines in Q3?
Of the 44 industries in the S&P 500 reporting (or projected to report) a YOY decline in earnings for Q3, the Airlines industry is...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: October 23, 2020
The S&P 500 is reporting the second largest year-over-year decline in earnings since Q2 2009, mainly due to the negative impact...
Five Economic Charts to Watch: China
Here we examine some of the inflection points and trends that will guide us in monitoring the recovery happening in China and its...
Innovation Drives Growth in ESG Indices
RepRisk recently interviewed Jeremy Zhou, Vice President, Head of Indexing Solutions at FactSet, to learn more about the growing...
Trust the Process: An In-Depth Guide to Exploring 2iQ Insider Transactions Data
The 2iQ Research Global Insider Transaction dataset can be used to test the influence insider transactions have on future asset...
Data Overhaul Paid off This Year, Says AIA's Konyn
Large asset owners such as insurance companies are devouring data like never before—which requires a firm-wide strategy to manage.
S&P 500 Reporting First Sequential Improvement in Net Profit Margin Since Q2 2019
The blended net profit margin for the S&P 500 for Q3 2020 is 9.7%. This would mark the third lowest net profit margin reported by...
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