Percentage of Companies Beating Revenue Estimates (73%) to Date at Record High
74 companies in the S&P 500 have reported actual earnings and sales numbers for the second quarter. Of these 74 companies, 73.0%...
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What will be the Actual Earnings Growth Rate for Q2?
If the S&P 500 reports actual earnings growth of at least 4.0% for the quarter, it will mark the second-highest quarterly...
Number of IPOs rises to highest total since 2000
The quarterly count of companies that went public in Q2 grew 42% year-over-year. This figure surged over the past year, and the...
How accurate have sector-level ratings been to date?
Have industry analysts hit the ball out of the park in terms of predicting the best performing sectors, or have they strikeout on...
EPS guidance numbers for S&P 500 trend positive for 2nd straight quarter
Since hitting a peak in negative EPS guidance in Q4 2013, companies in the S&P 500 have issued fewer negative EPS...
Cash falls sequentially for the first time in 7 quarters
Cash & short-term investment balances in the S&P 500 (ex-Financials) rose by 6.6% year-over-year. However, cash declined...
Consumer Discretionary key to record dividends per share level and rapid growth
The Consumer Discretionary sector has been driving the dividend rebound in a remarkably steady way with DPS growth that was among...
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