85% of S&P 500 Companies Are Citing “Inflation” on Q1 Earnings Calls
Of the 445 S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from March 15 through May 12, 377 cited the term...
Is SOFR Superseding LIBOR as the Chosen One in the Bond Market?
While SOFR debt issues are increasing, the new issues show a different landscape from the LIBOR ones, which may imply the future...
Quantifying Portfolio Managers’ Skills for a More Vibrant Active Equities Industry
FactSet's Michael Ervolini recently spoke with WatersTechnology about how asset owners can gain an enhanced understanding of...
S&P 500 Forward P/E Ratio Dips Below 18.0 for the First Time Since Q2 2020
From January 3 through May 5, the price of the S&P 500 decreased by 13.5%, while the forward 12-month EPS estimate increased by...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: May 6, 2022
While the percentage of S&P 500 companies beating EPS estimates is above the five-year average, the magnitude of these positive...
‘Tis the Season for Shareholder Meetings
Springtime brings about a cadence in corporate events: conferences in March, Q1 earnings season, and then shareholder meetings.
Addressing the Scalability Challenge in Thematic Investing and Custom Indexing
The ability to rapidly research, develop, and deploy multiple iterations of customized stock baskets will be key to realizing the...
Resilience and Investor Interest in Eastern European Markets
We examined the private equity landscape of Eastern Europe, given that it is often underexplored compared to Western European...
Excluding Amazon, S&P 500 Would Be Reporting Double-Digit Earnings Growth for Q1
Amazon.com is the largest detractor to earnings growth for the S&P 500 for Q1 due to the unusually large negative earnings...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 29, 2022
The percentage of S&P 500 companies beating EPS estimates is above the five-year average, but the magnitude of these positive...
Regulatory stories dominating the conversation in April 2022.
FactSet's Most Popular Search Terms: Q1 2022
We have compiled the most popular search themes on FactSet over the last 90 days, along with the top U.S. sectors associated with...
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