SP 500’s “upside surprise”

Looking at SP 500 Earnings from Different Perspectives

April 9, 2017

Many investors are surprised at the Q1 ’17 SP 500 earnings “expected” growth rate of 8% – 10% as the Street kicks off Q1 ’17 earnings this week. As Factset (article linked to yesterday’s blog post here) detailed this week, … Continued

Expect SP 500 Earnings Growth Near +3% for Q3 ’16, But What About Energy ?

October 2, 2016

By Brian Gilmartin

Here is what Thomson Reuters and Factset are expecting for Q3 ’16 SP 500 earnings growth as of September 30 ’16: Thomson: -0.5% Factset: -2.1% Per Factset, this could be the 6th straight quarter of negative earnings growth for the … Continued