Friday, August 19, 2016

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 August 12, 2016:
from page 19:
(click on charts to enlarge images)
FactSet Earnings Insight 8-12-16 CY2016 and CY2017
from page 20:
FactSet Earnings Insight 8-12-16 CY2006-CY2017
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I post various economic forecasts because I believe they should be carefully monitored.  However, as those familiar with this blog are aware, I do not agree with many of the consensus estimates and much of the commentary in these forecast surveys.
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
SPX at 2187.02 as this post is written

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