Earning Surprises

Second-quarter earnings growth looks surprisingly strong – but this time around, it may be wise to heed some of the negative third-quarter guidance that companies are offering up along with their results for Q2. Last week was another good one for corporate earnings, as the companies that announced their second-quarter results did well enough to [...]

Analysts have turned bearish on European corporate earnings over the last 90 days, but StarMine data warns investors not to jump to the conclusion that they have become overly pessimistic; indeed, dozens of the continent’s companies may be about to deliver some negative earnings surprises. Over the course of the last 90 days, analysts have [...]

Industrials companies beat earnings expectations, but many post disappointing revenues. Is this an anomaly or a warning sign? With each week that has passed since the beginning of the second-quarter earnings season, the growth rate in reported profitability has crept higher. Last week, the blended earnings growth rate hit 7.2%; even once Bank of America’s [...]

Mining industry behemoth BHP Billiton (BLT.LN) has been hit by a double whammy: the nosedive in major metals and commodity prices, and its recent lavish capital spending – leaving the company likely to report a negative earnings surprise. Metals and mining companies like BHP Billiton PLC (BLT.LN) rode the wave of the commodities bull market [...]

The rate at which S&P 500 companies are reporting positive surprises may reassure investors, but it’s accompanies by the lowest revenue “beat rate” recorded in more than three years. Midway through the second-quarter earnings season, a healthy proportion of companies in the S&P 500 index have managed to post positive earnings surprises. Instead, some of [...]

Apple disappointed investors and analysts by posting underwhelming quarterly earnings; now all eyes are on possible new product releases, including an iPhone 5, as the company tries to burnish its performance. Should Apple’s (AAPL.O) big miss on its fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue rattle the nerves of investors? That’s the question on many minds as [...]

Once upon a time, a “normal” P/E ratio for the S&P 500 was 15. The last couple of years have seen that figure hovering between 11 and 13, and the latest round of analyst revisions is producing some unsettling changes. Released: July 25 2012 Length: 3 Minutes The last five years has seen a decline [...]

A week into the earnings season, the second quarter’s StarMine earnings surprise predictions continue to offer insight to investors. With about a fifth of the companies in the S&P 500 having reported their second-quarter results as of the end of last week, at least two of the ten companies identified by the StarMine research team [...]

Led by financial services and information technology companies, S&P 500 companies are posting a string of positive surprises. Last week marked the first big week of second-quarter earnings announcements and, thanks to a string of solid announcements by financial services and technology companies that dominated the results, the quarter’s results appear to be off to [...]

The decline in crude oil prices and the simultaneous increase in natural gas costs have reduced the incentives for purchasers of vehicles containing Westport Innovations’ (WPRT.O) natural gas-burning engines to spend the money for the pricey trucks. The plunge in the price of crude oil, while it has alleviated some of the pressure on consumers [...]