Smaller Cuts Than Average to S&P 500 EPS Estimates for Q3 in July
How significant is a 0.6% decline in the bottom-up EPS estimate during the first month of a quarter? How does this decrease...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: August 3, 2018
All 11 sectors are reporting year-over-year earnings growth. Ten sectors are reporting double-digit earnings growth, led by the...
Most S&P 500 Companies Not Seeing Significant Negative Impact from Tariffs Yet
FactSet searched for the term “tariff” in the conference call transcripts of the 159 S&P 500 companies that had conducted second...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 27, 2018
All 11 sectors are reporting year-over-year earnings growth. Eight sectors are reporting double-digit earnings growth, led by the...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: July 20, 2018
In aggregate, companies are reporting sales that are 1.4% above estimates, which is also above the five-year average.
More S&P 500 Companies Seeing Negative Impact from FX Than Tariffs in Earnings Calls for Q2
What factors have companies discussed during their earnings conference calls?
Second Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Issuing Negative EPS Guidance for Q2 Since 2006
Heading into Q2 2019, 87 S&P 500 companies have issued negative EPS guidance, the highest number since Q1 2016.
Second Highest Number of S&P 500 Companies Issuing Positive EPS Guidance for Q2 Since 2006
The number of companies issuing negative EPS is below the five-year average, while the number of companies issuing positive EPS...
S&P 500 Likely to Report Largest Year-Over-Year Earnings Decline in Q2 Since 2008
It is likely the S&P 500 will report a year-over-decline in earnings of more than 40% for Q2.
Industry Analysts Project 13% Price Increase for S&P 500 Over the Next Year
Based on the difference between the bottom-up target price and the closing price for the S&P 500 as of July 5, industry analysts...
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth Above 20% for Second Straight Quarter
The S&P 500 is likely to report earnings growth above 20% for Q2. This would mark the second consecutive quarter of earnings...
Second Largest Increase in S&P 500 EPS Estimate Since 2010 for Q2'18
During the past 15 years, (60 quarters), the bottom-up EPS estimate has recorded an average decline of 3.9% during a quarter.
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