More Than Half of S&P 500 Companies Citing Positive Impact from FX on Q1 Earnings Calls
More than twice as many companies in the index have expressed a positive sentiment or discussed a positive impact from foreign...
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth of 20% for Q1 2018
Based on the average change in earnings growth due to companies reporting actual earnings above estimated earnings, it is likely...
Can Facebook Rebound from Its Recent Glut of Bad Press?
How will the social media giant's recent woes be reflected in analyst ratings?
Industry Analysts Project 16% Price Increase for S&P 500 Over the Next 12 Months
The Health Care, Information Technology, and Energy sectors are expected to see the largest price increases
Five Hiring Considerations for the Alternative Data Revolution
The questions you’ll hear most frequently in this space are, “what’s the career path for this market?” and “what should you look...
A Historical Perspective of Market Corrections
Corrections are normal, to be expected, and have limited long-term implications.
Record Number of S&P 500 Companies issuing Positive EPS Guidance for Q1, Led By Tech
There were an unusually high number of companies issuing positive EPS guidance in the Information Technology sector this quarter.
The Heartbeat of ETF Tax Efficiency Part Three: Trade Forensics
We deep dive into the forensic evidence of the returns rebalance slippage, generating a market impact estimate for a...
Hunting for Rotten Easter Eggs in Your Fixed Income Portfolio
How do fixed income investors apply the lessons of Q1 to the remainder of 2018?
Record-High Increase in S&P 500 EPS Estimates for Q1 and CY 2018
This increase marked the largest increase in the annual EPS estimate for the index over the first three months of the year since...
Do Mega Deals Actually Benefit Buyer Shareholders?
Buyers don't necessarily make large strategic acquisitions to move their share prices, but the acquisitions are generally pitched...
How Have Analysts Performed in Terms of Their Ratings over the Past Year?
S&P 500 companies with Lowest % of Buy ratings have underperformed over last 12 months.
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