Energy is now just 4.5% of the SP 500 market cap weight, down from a high of 15% in September, 2014, when crude oil was trading around $80 – $100 per barrel and just before the commodity tanked to $28 … Continued
Last week, the 2020 expected growth rates by sector were noted on the blog here. This week, what has caught my eye again, is that during a period when there is typically a slow erosion of forward estimates downward, the … Continued
Source: I/B/E/S by Refinitiv Energy and Basic Materials, as well as Technology – led by Apple – have been the biggest drag on expected, full-year, 2019 earnings growth for the SP 500. Energy is the biggest drag, falling from an … Continued
Because of the diminished long-terms returns-on-invested-capital and the inability for many commodity companies to build what Mr. Buffett and Morningstar call the “sustainable moat”, clients have never owned substantial positions in commodity companies for longer periods of time. Yes, Alcoa … Continued
Bernie Schaeffer of Schaeffer’s Investment Research published this piece on Sunday, April 15th. (See below the dotted line.) So far the bulls have carried the week, though. ———————————————————- “And while we’re on the topic of XLE extremes, we would be … Continued
2019 est: +10% 2018 est: +12% 2017 est: +11% 2016: +1% 2015: -1% 2014: +8% 2013: +6% 2012 +6% 2011:+15% 2010 +40% This blog may be out with a few sector updates over the weekend (or maybe not) but tonight’s … Continued
To cut to the chase, here is the chronological progression of the SP 500’s forward growth rate: 5/5/17: +9.8% 4/28/17: +8.2% 4/21/17: +8.3% 4/14/17: +8.3% 4/7/17: +8.3% 3/31/17: +6.06% 3/24/17: +8.96% To be frank with readers, I’m surprised at the … Continued
In two words, SP 500 forward earnings look “pretty good”. Per Thomson Reuters “This Week in Earnings” Q1 ’17 SP 500 earnings have grown +13.6%, but against an easy compare from Q1 ’16, with 288 SP 500 companies having reported … Continued
95 of the Sp 500 companies have reported Q1 ’17 earnings as of Friday, April 21, ’17 per Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. By the end of this coming week, April 28, ’17, about half the SP 500 will have reported their … Continued
Technology was the clear winner in Q1 ’17 according to this link from Ed Yardeni (dated 3/30/17) YardeniSP500perf’17YTD33117, with the SP up roughly 6% on the quarter. Financials were white hot after the election last November, while Tech remained punk through … Continued