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”...
S&P 500: Largest Negative Price Reaction to Positive EPS Surprises Since 2011
S&P 500 companies that have reported a positive EPS surprise for the first quarter have seen a negative price reaction on average.
S&P 500 Forward P/E Ratio Falls Below 10-Year Average for the First Time Since Q2 2020
The forward 12-month P/E ratio of 16.6 on May 12 was below the five-year average of 18.6 and below the 10-year average of 16.9.
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...
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...
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...
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