Do Analysts Expect a Rebound in Energy Earnings in 2016?
It appears analysts are pessimistic on earnings for the Energy sector for 2016, based on revisions to earnings estimates.
Q3 Cash Balance Near Record Level, While Capital Expenditures Continue to Fall
The S&P 500 (Ex-Financials) cash and short-term investments balance amounted to $1.45 trillion at the end of the third quarter,...
Increase in Dividends Help Push Distributions to New High
Shareholder distributions for companies in the S&P 500 amounted to $259.8 billion in Q3 (October), the highest quarterly total in...
Share Repurchases Return to Growth in Q3
Dollar-value share repurchases amounted to $156 billion over the third quarter (Aug-Oct), which represented a 16% increase from...
Have Analysts Become Bearish on Chipotle After Health Incidents?
This week, Chipotle Mexican Grill temporarily closed a store due to reports of several customers becoming ill after eating at the...
Street Takeaways on Thanksgiving Weekend Retail Sales
The 2015 Black Friday sales update collected from analysts by FactSet StreetAccount.
50 Largest Hedge Funds Buy Health Care and Consumer Staples
The top 50 hedge funds increased their equity exposure by 7.6% in Q3 2015. The Health Care and Consumer Staples sectors were the...
Earnings and Revenue Declines Projected for CY 2015 for S&P 500 Due To Energy Sector
The third quarter will mark the second consecutive of quarter of earnings declines and the third consecutive quarter of revenue...
Did S&P 500 Companies With Higher Global Exposure Report Lower Earnings Growth in Q3?
Are companies in the S&P 500 with more global exposure reporting weaker sales and earnings growth relative to companies in the...
Ex-Apple, S&P 500 Tech Sector Expected to Report a Decline in Earnings for Q3
Apple is projected to be the largest contributor to earnings growth for the S&P 500 Information Technology sector for Q3.
U.S. M&A Deal Activity Increased by 5.1%, and Private Equity Increased by 18.5% in September
In September 3.2% more was spent on deals compared to August.
What Factors Will S&P 500 Companies Cite as Negative Impacts on Q3 Earnings and Sales?
We searched for specific terms related to a number of factors in the conference call transcripts of the 23 S&P 500 companies that...
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