Higher Provisions for Loan Losses Are Lowering Earnings Growth for S&P 500 Banks for Q2
Provisions for loan losses impact bottom-line growth, as they are treated like an expense on a company’s income statement.
61% of S&P 500 Companies Cite Negative Impact of Labor Costs on Q2 Earnings Calls
FactSet examined earnings call transcripts to gauge whether companies discussed specific factors that had a negative impact on...
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth Between 9% and 12% for Q2 2022
Based on data from previous years, it is likely the S&P 500 will report earnings growth between 9% and 12% for the second quarter.
S&P 500 Negative EPS Guidance Is Above Average but Not at Peak Levels
More S&P 500 companies are issuing negative EPS guidance for the second quarter and for the full year compared to recent averages.
Analysts Lowered EPS Estimates for Q222 But Raised EPS Estimates for CY22 During Q2
Over the past three months, analysts lowered EPS estimates for Q2 by a smaller margin than average and increased EPS estimates...
Bottom-Up Target Price for S&P 500 Drops Below 5,000 for First Time Since August 2021
In conjunction with the decline in the price of the S&P 500, industry analysts have also been lowering their target prices on S&P...
Analysts Continue to Have An Unusually High Number of “Buy” Ratings on S&P 500 Stocks
We're seeing a high number of Buy ratings despite higher inflation, rising interest rates, military conflict in Ukraine, fear of...
Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Citing “Inflation” on Q1 Earnings Calls in Over 10 Years
Of the S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from March 15 through June 10, 417 cited the term “inflation”...
Analysts Lowering EPS Estimates for Q2 2022 but Not Lowering EPS Estimates for 2H 2022
During the first two months of the second quarter, analysts decreased earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 for the...
Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Citing “Ukraine” on Q1 Earnings Calls in Over 10 Years
Of the 476 S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from March 15 through May 27, 281 cited the term “Ukraine”...
Earnings Insight: Q1 '22 by the Numbers [Infographic]
A look at the numbers that defined the S&P 500 in the first quarter of 2022.
Third Highest Number of S&P 500 Cos. Citing “Supply Chain” on Q1 Earnings Calls in Over 10 Years
Of the S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from March 15 through May 19, 338 cited the term “supply chain”...
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