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As of this morning, 237 companies or nearly 50% of the S&P 500 have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 56%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 8%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 35%
Compared to a week ago when only 20% had reported, the breakdown has shifted with a larger increase in companies beating vs. missing estimates (see last week's review here). On a percentage basis, steel players Nucor [NUE
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Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 2/03) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Nucor | NUE | Materials | 1/27/2009 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 183% |
| US Steel | X | Materials | 1/27/2009 | 0.71 | 2.00 | 1.29 |
| Texas Instruments | TXN | Tech | 1/26/2009 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 75% |
| Janus Capital | JNS | Financials | 1/22/2009 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 67% |
| Monsanto | MON | Materials | 1/7/2009 | 0.59 | 0.98 | 66% |
On the downside, Financials continue to take all 5 of the 5 worst surprises. Fifth Third [FITB
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] $4.7 billion downside surprises.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 2/3) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | FITB | Financials | 1/22/2009 | 0.01 | -3.82 | -38,300% |
| Bank of America | BAC | Financials | 1/16/2009 | 0.01 | -0.48 | -4,900% |
| Marshall & Ilsley | MI | Financials | 1/15/2009 | 0.07 | -1.55 | -2,314% |
| Suntrust Bank | STI | Financials | 1/22/2009 | 0.07 | -1.08 | -1,643% |
| Capital One | COF | Financials | 1/22/2009 | 0.31 | -3.74 | -1,306% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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