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Earnings Trends: Archive

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Earnings Outlook Steadily Improves: Mag 7 Earnings Loom

An above-average proportion of companies are beating consensus estimates this cycle, with estimates for the current and coming periods also increasing. With Mag 7 earnings on deck, what can investors expect?

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Q2 Earnings Results Show an Improving Growth Picture

A positive picture is emerging from the Q2 earnings season, with an above-average proportion of companies beating consensus estimates. With the reporting docket remaining stacked for weeks to come, can the trend persist?

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Q2 Earnings Season Kicks Off Positively: A Closer Look

The big banks have not only reported better-than-expected Q2 results, but management's commentary on business trends and conditions paints a favorable and reassuring view of the coming quarters

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Finance Earnings Outlook Improves: A Closer Look

JPMorgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C) will kick-start the June-quarter reporting cycle for the Finance sector on July 15th. These banks comfortably passed the Fed's stress tests, opening the way for increased capital returns to shareholders through share buybacks and dividend hikes.

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Looking Ahead to Bank Earnings

JPMorgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C) will kick-start the June-quarter reporting cycle for the Finance sector on July 15th. What can investors expect?

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A Closer Look at Q2 Earnings: What Can Investors Expect?

Total S&P 500 earnings for the June quarter are expected to be up +4.9% from the same period last year on +3.9% higher revenues, with three Zacks sectors currently expected to post double-digit earnings growth.

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Earnings Estimates Stabilize: A Closer Look

Q2 earnings for the S&P 500 index are expected to increase by +5.2% from the same period last year on +3.8% higher revenues. Following a recent stabilization in expectations, are any surprises lurking?

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Analyzing the Current Earnings Outlook

The Q1 reporting cycle is now effectively behind us, with results from less than two dozen S&P 500 members still awaited at this stage.

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A Closer Look at Retail Earnings

Target became the latest big-box retailer to come out with results, which follows results from Walmart, TJX Companies, and others. What should investors know about the broader retail outlook?

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Making Sense of the Evolving Earnings Picture

While it is not unusual for estimates to be adjusted lower, the magnitude and breadth of the Q2 estimate cuts are greater than we have seen compared to other recent periods.

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