Per ThomsonReuters, the “forward 4-quarter” estimate for the SP 500 ended the week at $120.32, down $0.28 from last week’s $120.60. The p.e ratio on the forward estimate is now 15.2(x). The PEG ratio is now 2.35(x), still at the … Continued
We are starting to see a little life in the commodity sector. This weekend (12/28/13), one of my former fellow contributors on TheStreet.com, Helene Meisler (@hmeisler), posted this chart of the XME (under a “Guess This Chart” Tweet). The XME … Continued
One of the best tweets of the week, from Josh Brown (naturally) who linked this Harvard study noting that for individual investors, returns are “extrapolative”. Explained another way years ago by a fellow contributor to TheStreet.com, Gary Dvorchak, individual or … Continued
According to ThomsonReuters, the “forward 4-quarter” earnings estimate for the SP 500 fell slightly last week to $118.03, from the previous week’s $118.24. The p.e ratio on the forward estimate is now 15(x) even, a little higher than Factset’s 10-year … Continued
Per ThomsonReuters, the “forward 4-quarter” estimate on the SP 500 slipped $0.30 last week to $118.24 from $118.54 the week prior. The p.e ratio on the forward estimate is now 14.8(x), slightly above the 10-year average p.e ratio of 14(x) … Continued
The SP 500 as well as many other equity indices finished at all-time highs this week, breaking out of 8-week consolidations, as corporate earnings are coming in ok, but not “shoot-the-lights-out” great. Sometimes, that is all that is needed. Per … Continued
Per ThomsonReuters, the “forward 4-quarter” EPS estimate for the SP 500 jumped to $119.04 this week, from last weeks $115.46, which represents a new all-time high for the forward earnings estimate for the key benchmark. The only problem I see … Continued
Reflection of the week: when they shovel dirt on top of me, (hopefully not anytime soon), I want to go out as Mariano Rivera has left the game of baseball: much loved and at the top of my game. I’ve … Continued
The forward 4-quarter EPS estimate for the SP 500 fell $0.03 this week to $115.86, from last week’s $115.89. The p.e ratio on the forward estimate is 14.3(x), which is closer to the high-end of the p.e range for the … Continued
Q2 ’13 earnings are thought to officially conclude this week, with WalMart’s fiscal q2 ’14 financial results due out before the bell on Thursday morning, August 15th. As of Friday, roughly 450 of the SP 500 have reported q2 ’13 earnings, … Continued