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As of this morning, 449 of the S&P 500 companies (just under 90%) have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 295 or 66%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 47 or 10%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 107 or 24%
Two of the five biggest surprises came in last week, lifting Utilities to take 40% of the top 5 spots on the leaderboard. In absolute dollars, CIT Group still leads with its $944 million surprise followed by Bank of America's $847 million, Citigroup's $634 million and MBIA's $555 million surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 8/11) |
| 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% |
| Nicor | GAS | Utilities | 4-Aug | 0.28 | 0.64 | 129% |
| Sprint Nextel | S | Telecom | 6-Aug | 0.03 | 0.06 | 100% |
| Constellation Energy | CEG | Utilities | 31-Jul | 1.02 | 1.82 | 78% |
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 AIG's $2.97 billion, and WaMu's $2.3 billion.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 8/11) |
| 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% |
| AIG | AIG | Financials | 6-Aug | 0.63 | -0.51 | -181% |
| Sandisk | SNDK | Tech | 21-Jul | 0.13 | -0.10 | -177% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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