Are Industry Analysts bullish on S&P 500 Companies with less global exposure?
Plus: Why are analysts predicting a double-digit price increase for the Energy sector?
U.S. M&A deal activity down 5.7%, private equity activity up 10.1% in February
U.S. M&A news and trends from FactSet Mergers for March 2015.
Dividend Growth Projected at 8.2%, Slowing in 2015
Analyst Project 8.2% growth in dividends per share over next 12 months.
Apple Largest Spender on Buybacks in S&P 500 during Q4
For the fourth quarter, aggregate spending on share buybacks by companies in the S&P 500 amounted to $125.8 billion.
How will Apple impact expected earnings growth for the DJIA?
Also, have analysts revised their outlook given Apple's new products?
Hedge Funds' Top Holdings, Top Buys and Sells, and Top New Position in Q4
The 50 largest hedge funds increased their equity exposure by 1.0% in Q4 2014.
This week will be a focus week for retail earnings for the S&P 500, as nine of the 43 companies in the index scheduled to report...
Without NOL protections, short-term activism value gains often become long-term losses
Most companies that experienced sufficient net operating losses to deem it necessary to protect the asset’s value could not...
Q4 earnings rise on Apple surprise, while Q1 earnings now expected to see year-over-year decline
It was a tale of two earnings growth rates for the S&P 500 this past week.
Apple is the eye of technology sector earnings again
Apple is scheduled to report earnings for the fourth quarter on January 27.
Predictions for actual earnings growth and earnings surprises for Q4
What will be the actual earnings growth rate for the quarter? Which sectors and industries may report upside and downside...
2015 S&P 500 preview: Record-level bottom-up EPS and other projections
As 2015 begins, industry analysts and market strategists have made a number of projections for the S&P 500, including target...
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