S&P 500 earnings beat estimates, but surprise margins shrink
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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Corporate America is delivering another strong earnings season, but a troubling pattern is emerging beneath the surface. While most S&P 500 companies are beating Wall Street's profit forecasts, the margin by which they're exceeding…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: neutralShrinking earnings surprises are a signal to watch for sustaining stock gains.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 0184% of S&P 500 companies beat EPS estimates, according to FactSet.
- 02The average surprise margin fell to 2.7%, the lowest in nearly four years.
- 03The five-year average share of beats is 78%.
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