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As of this morning, roughly 90% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 58%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 10%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 31%
Compared to last earnings season, the breakdown has shifted slightly with a small increase in companies missing vs. beating estimates. Financials lead the surprises to the upside. On a percentage basis, Comerica has had the biggest surprise to the upside followed by Northern Trust. In absolute dollars, JP Morgan Chase and Chevron lead with their $1.2 billion surprise followed by Exxon Mobil's $987 million surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 11/10) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Comerica | CMA | Financials | 17-Oct | 0.06 | 0.18 | 200% |
| Nothern Trust | NTRS | Financials | 22-Oct | 0.39 | 1.07 | 174% |
| Motorola | MOT | Tech | 30-Oct | 0.02 | 0.05 | 150% |
| Archer Daniels Midland | ADM | Cons Staples | 4-Nov | 0.68 | 1.61 | 137% |
| Mylan | MYL | Healthcare | 30-Oct | 0.11 | 0.23 | 109% |
On the downside, Financials take 4 of the 5 worst surprises. Wachovia leads the losers, reporting the biggest miss in that sector, off by 3817%. In absolute dollars, Wachovia also leads with a $4.9 billion negative surprise followed by Bank of America with its $2.1 billion downside surprise. Unisys is the one non-financial in the bottom 5 in percentage terms while Ford takes the dubious honor in dollar terms.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 11/10) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Wachovia | WB | Financials | 22-Oct | 0.06 | -2.23 | -3817% |
| CIT Group | CIT | Financials | 16-Oct | 0.18 | -1.13 | -728% |
| Unisys | UIS | Tech | 30-Oct | 0.04 | -0.10 | -350% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | FITB | Financials | 21-Oct | 0.18 | -0.14 | -178% |
| Key Corp | KEY | Financials | 21-Oct | 0.16 | -0.10 | -163% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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