Trends Of S&P500 Earnings Forecasts

S&P500 earnings trends and estimates are a notably important topic, for a variety of reasons, at this point in time. FactSet publishes a report titled “Earnings Insight” that contains a variety of information including the trends and expectations of S&P500 earnings. For reference purposes, here are two charts as seen in the “Earnings Insight” (pdf) report of …

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S&P500 Earnings Estimates For Years 2014, 2015, And 2016

As many are aware, Thomson Reuters publishes earnings estimates for the S&P500.  (My other posts concerning S&P earnings estimates can be found under the S&P500 Earnings tag) The following estimates are from Exhibit 12 of “The Director’s Report” (pdf) of May 21, 2014, and represent an aggregation of individual S&P500 component “bottom up” analyst forecasts: Year 2014 estimate: $119.60/share …

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Standard & Poor’s S&P500 Earnings Estimates For 2014 & 2015 – As Of May 15, 2014

As many are aware, Standard & Poor’s publishes earnings estimates for the S&P500.  (My posts concerning their estimates can be found under the S&P500 Earnings tag) For reference purposes, the most current estimates are reflected below, and are as of May 15, 2014: Year 2014 estimates add to the following: -From a “bottom up” perspective, operating earnings of $119.71/share …

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Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

The St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) is one index that is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and other related issues, both from the Federal Reserve as well as from private sources. Two other indices that …

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Additional Thoughts Concerning Retail Sales

On May 1, 2014 I wrote a post titled “Retail Sales – Various Thoughts” concerning various notable changing aspects of retail sales, including aspects of rising stress in retailing. Subsequent to that post, there have been additional noteworthy developments concerning retail sales and retail stocks. As many are aware, April advance retail sales were considered …

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Zillow Q2 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey – Summary & Comments

On May 16, 2014, the Zillow Q2 2014 Home Price Expectations Survey results were released.  This survey is done on a quarterly basis. Two excerpts from the Press Release: The survey of 106 economists, real estate experts and investment and market strategists asked panelists to predict the path of the U.S. Zillow Home Value Indexi through 2018 and …

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Philadelphia Fed – 2nd Quarter 2014 Survey Of Professional Forecasters

The Philadelphia Fed Second Quarter 2014 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on May 16, 2014.  This survey is somewhat unique in various regards, such as it incorporates a longer time frame for various measures. The survey shows, among many measures, the following median expectations: Real GDP: (annual average level) full-year 2014 : 2.4% full-year 2015:  3.1% full-year …

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Walmart’s Q1 2015 Results – Comments

I found various notable items in Walmart’s Q1 2015 management call transcript (pdf) dated May 15, 2014.  (as well, there is Walmart’s press release of the Q1 results) I view Walmart’s results and comments as particularly noteworthy given their retail prominence and focus on low prices.  I have previously commented on their quarterly conference call comments; these previous posts are found …

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Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)

Each week I have been posting two charts of the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI), which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. Of course, there are a variety of other measures and indices that are supposed to measure financial stress and other related issues, both from the Federal Reserve as well as …

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Charts Of Equities’ Performance Since March 9, 2009 And January 1, 1980 – May 13, 2014 Update

In the March 9, 2012 post (“Charts of Equities’ Performance Since March 9, 2009 And January 1, 1980“) I highlighted two charts for reference purposes. Below are those two charts, updated through the latest daily closing price. The first is a daily chart of the S&P500 (shown in green), as well as five prominent (AAPL, IBM, …

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