Comparing Natural Language Processing (NLP) Approaches for Earnings Calls
NLP and ML give us the ability to analyze unstructured data such as news, corporate filings, social media, and other sources to...
Tracking Climate’s Prominence in ESG Conversations
Our data shows that across all ESG topics, environmental categories are top areas of focus year after year across more than...
Tracking Investor Appetite for Exchange-Traded Products
Our research shows that while thematic investment is already well established, demand continues to grow.
Industry Analysts Predict the S&P 500 Will Close Above 5,200 in 2022
The Communication Services and Energy sectors are expected to see the largest price increases in 2022 while Utilities is expected...
S&P 500 CY 2022 Earnings Preview: Record-High Net Profit Margin Expected in 2022
Despite concerns about labor shortages, higher inflation, and supply chain disruptions, the estimated net profit margin for the...
FactSet's Best ESG Stories of 2021
Here we've collected some of Insight's best-read ESG stories of 2021.
12% Decline in Number of S&P 500 Companies Citing “ESG” on Earnings Calls in Q3 vs. Q2
Of the S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from September 15 through December 1, 134 cited the term ESG...
Analysts Are Not Raising Quarterly S&P 500 EPS Estimates for First Time Since Q2 2020
During the first two months of Q4, upward and downward revisions to earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 mostly offset...
Industry Analysts Expect S&P 500 To Report Record-High EPS in 2022
The 2022 bottom-up EPS estimate for the S&P 500 is $222.32, which would mark the highest (annual) EPS number for the index since...
Through the Looking Glass: Predicting S&P 500 Constituent Changes
Predicting changes to the S&P 500 is a significant challenge, but one that can make a big difference when it comes to generating...
Across Two Ponds: Taking Another Look at Regional Real Estate from 2010-2021
We analyzed the dispersion of returns from 2010-2021 across the three dominant global real estate markets.
Human Capital: Investing in Diversity and Inclusion
Investors can supplement company-reported financial information with vendor-collected datasets to gather information on diversity...
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