S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: August 3, 2018
All 11 sectors are reporting year-over-year earnings growth. Ten sectors are reporting double-digit earnings growth, led by the...
Summer of Attribution Part Two: The High Yield Rollercoaster
The second stop on our trip takes us on a credit quality rollercoaster from core investment grade to high yield.
Most S&P 500 Companies Not Seeing Significant Negative Impact from Tariffs Yet
FactSet searched for the term “tariff” in the conference call transcripts of the 159 S&P 500 companies that had conducted second...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 27, 2018
All 11 sectors are reporting year-over-year earnings growth. Eight sectors are reporting double-digit earnings growth, led by the...
Charts That Tell the Story of 2018 (So Far)
Here, Our Panel Of Factset Experts Have Selected The Graphs And Charts Most Evocative Of The Trends Driving 2018 So Far.
Riddle Me This: M&A in H1 2018
Which comes first, sky-rocketing equity markets or rapid growth in mega-deals?
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 20, 2018
In aggregate, companies are reporting sales that are 1.4% above estimates, which is also above the five-year average.
ETF Fee Compression: A Snapshot
So far in 2018, as in 2017 and 2016, investors have been rewarding asset managers who offer rock-bottom costs, and punishing...
By incorporating the carry effect, we get a sense of how the passage of time has helped or hurt the portfolio’s relative...
More S&P 500 Companies Seeing Negative Impact from FX Than Tariffs in Earnings Calls for Q2
What factors have companies discussed during their earnings conference calls?
Second Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Issuing Negative EPS Guidance for Q2 Since 2006
Heading into Q2 2019, 87 S&P 500 companies have issued negative EPS guidance, the highest number since Q1 2016.
Second Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Issuing Positive EPS Guidance for Q2 Since 2006
The number of companies issuing negative EPS is below the five-year average, while the number of companies issuing positive EPS...
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