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Earnings Outlook: Archive

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Making Sense of Fading Earnings Estimates

Estimates for the last two quarters of this year and for next year are coming down, even though positive revisions to the Energy sector continue to partly offset estimate cuts elsewhere.

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The Market Sectors Showing Resilience As Earnings Estimates Slip

Q3 estimates have been cut for 13 of the 16 Zacks sectors since the quarter got underway, with the biggest declines at the Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Technology, Retail and Conglomerates sectors.

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How Far Have Q3 Earnings Estimates Fallen?

The +2.4% earnings growth expected for the S&P 500 index in 2022 Q3 is down from...

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Looking for Signs of Recession in the Earnings Data

With the bulk of the Q2 earnings season now behind us, we discuss the key trends emerging from this reporting cycle.

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Taking Stock of the Earnings Picture

With the Q2 earnings season at the half-way mark, we discuss the key trends emerging from this reporting cycle.

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A Stable Earnings Picture Despite Many Headwinds

While this stability and resilience runs contrary to worries of an imminent economic slowdown or even a recession, we are starting to see tell-tale signs of emerging weakness in both consumer and business spending.

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Q2 Earnings Season Off to a Solid Start Despite Recession Fears

The overall picture emerging from the Q2 earnings season at this admittedly early stage is inconsistent with an economy heading into a significant downturn.

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Q2 Earnings Season Gets Underway

Excluding the hefty contribution from the Energy sector, total Q2 earnings for the rest of the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -6.1% on +7.4% higher revenues.

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How Much Clarity Will the Q2 Earnings Season Provide?

The market has a sense of what should happen to earnings estimates, but it isn't seeing much of that just yet...

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Have Earnings Estimates Come Down Enough?

Part of the uncertainty in the market at present is related to how earnings estimates should evolve in an aggressive Fed tightening cycle. The market has a sense of what should happen to earnings estimates, but it isn't seeing much of that just yet...

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Will Earnings Estimates Finally Come Down?

Part of the uncertainty in the market at present is related to how earnings estimates should evolve in an aggressive Fed tightening cycle. The market has a sense of what should happen to earnings estimates, but it isn't seeing much of that just yet.

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Looking Ahead to the Q2 Earnings Season as the Fed Hikes Rates

Excluding the hefty contribution from the Energy sector, total Q2 earnings for the rest of the S&P 500 index are expected to be down -5.1% on +7.4% higher revenues...

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Breaking Down the Tech Sector's Earnings Outlook

Technology stocks have been at the receiving end of the ongoing market reset in response to the Fed's tightening policy. Here's what to expect from tech earnings going forward...

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The Sectors Enjoying Positive Estimate Revisions Amid Economic Headwinds

Q2 earnings estimates have gone up for 6 sectors, with the biggest gains in the Energy sector, followed up by...

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Making Sense of Target, Walmart and Disappointing Retail Results

Disappointing results from bellwether retailers have raised questions about the health of the consumer in the current inflationary environment. But the issue appears to be one of execution by the failing operators...

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A Stable Earnings Picture Despite the Market Selloff

Looking at Q1 as a whole, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to be up +9.3% on +13.4% higher revenues. This is a significant deceleration from what we have been seeing in the preceding quarters...

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Tech Earnings Outlook Amid Nasdaq Turmoil

Tech earnings have been mixed, but there are plenty of areas in the sector that are still thriving.

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Breaking Down the First Quarter Earnings Season So Far

Excluding the -16.3% decline in Finance sector earnings, Q1 earnings for the rest of the index members that have reported would be up +15.4%.

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Earnings Estimates Come Under Pressure Outside of Energy

Looking at Q1 as a whole, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to be up +6.6% on +11.1% higher revenues. This is a significant deceleration from what we have been seeing in the preceding quarters...

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How Are Companies Navigating the Inflationary Waters?

We discuss what impact the ongoing inflationary trends is having on the earnings picture.

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Positive Surprises at Covid Lows

Bigger-than-expected cost pressures are causing an above-average proportion of companies to miss earnings estimates at this stage in the 2022 Q1 season.

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Mixed Start to Q1 Earnings Season

The JPMorgan (JPM) earnings 'miss' is hardly an outlier development in the 2022 Q1 reporting cycle. What we are seeing at this admittedly early stage is that while companies are easily beating top-line estimates, they seem to be having a hard time doing the same with consensus EPS estimate...

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Are Earnings Estimates Going Down?

Excluding the negative revisions to the Finance sector, 2022 Q1 estimates for the remaining sectors would be up +0.6%. On the flip side, aggregate quarterly estimates would be down -1.7% had it not been for the positive revisions to the Energy sector estimates.

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Keeping Track of The Earnings Revisions Trend

Earnings growth was all along expected to decelerate in the current and coming periods on account of normalization and tough comparisons. But now macroeconomic headwinds are adding to the moderating growth outlook.

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Q1 2022 Earnings Season Gets Underway

Total S&P 500 earnings for the first quarter of 2022 are expected to be up +3.6% from the same period last year on +10.1% higher revenues.

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