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Director of Research at Zacks
Sheraz Mian is the Director of Research at Zacks, in which capacity he leads the 60 analyst equity research team covering over 1,000 stocks, including the entire S&P 500. He oversees the creation of all commentary as well as the various subscription services. He also manages the Zacks Focus ...more

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The Tech Sector's Impressive Earnings Power On Display
The blowout Apple (AAPL) report became the latest earnings release that built on the momentum we have been seeing from a diverse cross-section of companies this earnings season. The trend is particularly notable in the Technology sector.
All-Around Strength In Q3 Earnings Season
We are past the halfway mark in Q3 earnings with results from 54% of the S&P 500 members. This reporting season has turned out to be very good, further strengthening the narrative of a favorable earnings backdrop over the last few quarters.
Three Takeaways From The Q3 Earnings Season
We are in the thick of the Q3 earnings season now, with more than 700 companies soon to release results, including 180 S&P 500 members. With results from 87 S&P 500 members already out we will have crossed the halfway mark by the end of this week.
Regional Banks May Do Better Than The Big Banks
The bottom line on bank results is that they aren’t bad, but they aren’t great either. The stocks have responded negatively to the results because they had run up so much ahead of these earnings reports.
Q3 Earnings Season Gets Going
The Q3 earnings season has gotten underway already, with results from 26 S&P 500 members. The total earnings are up +22.5% from the same period last year on +9.4% higher revenues, with 84.6% beating EPS estimates and 84.6% beating revenue estimates.
Are Bank Stock Gains Sustainable?
As a group, bank stocks didn’t do much from mid-February through early September. But they have experienced dramatic gains since September 8th, with a number of major bank stocks trading at or near their highs for the year.
Handicapping The Q3 Earnings Season - Saturday, Sept. 30
The Q3 earnings season has gotten underway already, but the market will start paying attention to the reporting cycle the week of October 9th when the big banks start coming out with quarterly results.
What Will Be The Rally's Next Catalyst?
Earnings growth in the current and coming quarters may not be as high as what we saw in the first two quarters of the year, but it is nevertheless positive and steadily improving. The improvement is particularly notable on the guidance front.
Q3 Earnings Season Preview - Sunday, September 24
Nike reports results after the market’s close on Tuesday with the sneaker giant expected to earn $0.48 per share on $9.07 billion in revenues, representing a -34.7% decline in EPS on essentially flat revenues relative to the year-earlier period.
What Will The Q3 Earnings Season Bring?
Whatever the final growth tally for Q3 turns out to be, it is unlikely to surpass what was achieved in the preceding two earnings seasons. What this means is that the growth pace is steadily decelerating.
Q3 Earnings Season Gets Underway With Oracle
We have 5 S&P 500 members with fiscal quarters ending in August on deck to report results this week. Q3 earnings are expected to be below the year-earlier level for 7 of 16 Zacks sectors.
Plenty Of Small-Cap Earnings Still To Come
There aren’t that many large-cap earnings reports still to come. At this stage, Q2 results are awaited from only 9 S&P 500 index members, though the number of companies from the small-cap S&P 600 index yet to report results is 131.
No Shortage Of Positive Retail Sector Surprises
The aggregate growth pace from the 31 retailers that have reported results are tracking below what we had seen from the same companies in recent periods.
Department Stores Disappoint Again
As of Friday, August 11th, we now have Q2 results from 23 of the 42 retailers in the S&P 500 index. Total earnings for the 23 retailers that have reported already are down -1.7% from the same period last year on +6.7% higher revenues,
Q2 Earnings Season Past The Halfway Mark
The Q2 earnings season, which has crossed the half-way mark already, reconfirms the positive earnings picture that emerged as a result of the preceding reporting cycle
Four Takeaways From The Q2 Earnings Season
Earnings reports are front and center this week, with more than 800 companies coming out with quarterly results, including 183 S&P 500 members. Results thus far provide a positive and reassuring view of corporate earnings
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