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As of this morning, just over 10% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 64%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 5%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 31%
Compared to the start of last earnings season, the breakdown has shifted with a significantly larger increase in companies beating vs. missing estimates. Bank of America[BAC
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]. In absolute dollars, financials sit atop the leaderboard. After BAC's surprise of nearly $2.6 billion, Citigroup [C
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Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 4/20) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Bank of America | BAC | Financials | 4/20/2009 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 1000% |
| Intel | INTC | Tech | 4/14/2009 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 267% |
| Goldman Sachs | GS | Financials | 4/13/2009 | 1.64 | 3.39 | 107% |
| Carnival Corp | CCL | Cons Disc | 3/24/2009 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 74% |
| PPG Industries | PPG | Materials | 4/16/2009 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 36% |
On the downside, Peabody Energy [BTU
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Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 4/20) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Peabody Energy | BTU | Energy | 4/15/2009 | 0.94 | 0.50 | -47% |
| Fedex | FDX | Indusrials | 3/19/2009 | 0.46 | 0.31 | -33% |
| Intuitive Surgical | ISRG | Healthcare | 4/16/2009 | 1.02 | 0.72 | -29% |
| Parker Hannifin | PH | Industrials | 4/16/2009 | 0.44 | 0.33 | -25% |
| People's United | PBCT | Financials | 4/16/2009 | 0.10 | 0.08 | -20% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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