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As of this morning, 377 of the S&P 500 companies (just over 75%) have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 248 or 66%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 42 or 11%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 87 or 23%
Four of the five biggest surprises came in last week, knocking the Tech sector stocks off the leaderboard. In absolute dollars, CIT Group leads with its $944 million surprise followed by Bank of America's $847 million, Citigroup's $634 million and Goldman Sachs' $519 million surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 8/4) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Office Depot | ODP | Cons Disc | 30-Jul | 0.01 | 0.04 | 300% |
| Sun Trust | STI | Financials | 22-Jul | 0.64 | 1.53 | 139% |
| Constellation Energy | CEG | Utilities | 31-Jul | 1.02 | 1.82 | 78% |
| Mead Westvaco | MWV | Materials | 24-Jul | 0.19 | 0.32 | 68% |
| Jones NY | JNY | Cons Disc | 30-Jul | 0.12 | 0.20 | 67% |
On the downside, the banks lead the losers with Legg Mason reporting the biggest miss in that sector, off by 269%. In absolute dollars, GM replaces Merrill as the biggest loser with its $4.9 billion downside surprise. Merrills' loss was $3.0 billion more than expected, followed by WaMu's $2.3 billion, and National City's $1.6 billion surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 8/4) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Legg Mason | LM | Financials | 25-Jul | 0.13 | -0.22 | -269% |
| Unisys | UIS | Tech | 23-Jul | 0.03 | -0.04 | -233% |
| Eastman Kodak | EK | Cons Disc | 31-Jul | 0.16 | -0.13 | -181% |
| Sandisk | SNDK | Tech | 21-Jul | 0.13 | -0.10 | -177% |
| Tyson Foods | TSN | Cons Staples | 28-Jul | 0.12 | 0.01 | -92% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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