S&P 500 Now Projected to Report a Year-over-Year Decline in Earnings in Q1 2019
During the month of January, analysts lowered earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 for the first quarter. Read more in...
Earnings Season Update: February 1, 2019
To date, 46% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported actual results for Q4 2018. In terms of earnings, the percentage of...
Harnessing Data Visualization to Build Closer Client Relationships in an Age of Disruption
Our research over the last three years indicates that even traditional wealth firms, which rely heavily on personal relationships...
Investors Celebrate the Legacy of Jack Bogle
Jack Bogle, Vanguard founder and the father of low-cost index investing, championed low cost and simplicity. The finest...
Volatile Equity Markets and the U.S. Government Shutdown Hit the IPO Market
The IPO market was strong in 2018, but market weakness in Q4 dampened activity leading into the new year. On top of that, the 35...
How Many S&P 500 Companies Are Seeing a Negative Impact from the Government Shutdown?
Have companies in the S&P 500 commented on the “shutdown” during their earnings conference calls for the fourth quarter?
Earnings Season Update: January 25, 2019
In aggregate, companies are reporting revenues that are 0.2% above the estimates, which is also below the five-year average.
The Future of Quantitative Analysis: Data Quality
With the increase in popularity of data that allows investment professionals to test novel hypotheses and ideas, comes a dilemma...
Earnings Season Update: January 18, 2019
To date, 11% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported actual results for Q4 2018
Are S&P 500 Companies Citing a Negative Impact from China on Q4 Earnings Calls?
Foreign exchange has been cited by more than 60% of the companies that have reported to date. What about China?
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth Above 15% in Q4 2018
Over the past five years on average, actual earnings reported by S&P 500 companies have exceeded estimated earnings by 4.8%.
Largest Cuts to Quarterly S&P 500 EPS Estimates Since Q3 2017
How significant is a 3.8% decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during a quarter? How does this decrease compare to recent...
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