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Jul.21
12:43 PM ET
Monday, 21 Jul 2008
S&P 500 Earnings Leaderboard: Biggest Surprises Season to Date
Posted By:Ariel Nelson
Topics:Earnings | Stock Market
As of this morning, 93 of the S&P 500 companies (just under 20%) have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 67 or 72%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 9 or 10%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 17 or 18%
So far, the Tech sector has had some of the biggest surprises to the upside, with Novellus reporting EPS that was 300% above expectations. In absolute dollars, Citigroup leads with its $986 million surprise followed by Goldman Sachs with a $519 million surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 7/21) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Novellus | NVLS | Tech | 14-Jul | 0.04 | 0.16 | 300% |
| Mattel | MAT | Cons Disc | 18-Jul | 0.02 | 0.03 | 50% |
| Goldman Sachs | GS | Financials | 17-Jun | 3.42 | 4.58 | 34% |
| National Semiconductor | NSM | Tech | 5-Jun | 0.26 | 0.34 | 31% |
| Jabil Circuit | JBL | Tech | 24-Jun | 0.20 | 0.26 | 30% |
On the downside, the banks lead the losers with Zions Bancorp reporting the biggest miss in that sector, off by 12%. In absolute dollars, Merrill is the biggest loser with its $2.9 billion downside surprise. KB Homes follows with its downside surprise of $183 million.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 7/18) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Zions Bancorp | ZION | Financials | 17-Jul | 0.74 | 0.65 | -12% |
| Bank of NY | BK | Financials | 17-Jul | 0.75 | 0.67 | -11% |
| US Bancorp | USB | Financials | 15-Jul | 0.59 | 0.53 | -10% |
| Capital One | COF | Financials | 17-Jul | 1.31 | 1.21 | -8% |
| M&T Bank | MTB | Financials | 14-Jul | 1.50 | 1.44 | -4% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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