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As of yesterday, over 40% of the S&P 500 companies have reported earnings.
Here's how things stand:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 62%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 11%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 27%
Compared to just over a week ago when only 10% had reported, the breakdown has shifted with an increase in companies meeting estimates. Caterpillar [CAT
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] has had the biggest percent surprise to the upside followed by Bank of America[BAC
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] and Intel [INTC
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]. In absolute dollars, financials take 4 of the 5 top spots on the leaderboard. After BAC's surprise of nearly $2.6 billion, Ford [F
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] follows with its $1.4 billion surprise. Citigroup's [C
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] $876 million surprise is next.
Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 4/28) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Caterpillar | CAT | Industrials | 4/21/2009 | 0.04 | 0.39 | 875% |
| Bank of America | BAC | Financials | 4/20/2009 | 0.05 | 0.44 | 780% |
| Intel | INTC | Tech | 4/14/2009 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 267% |
| Black & Decker | BDK | Cons Disc | 4/23/2009 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 175% |
| Broadcom | BRCM | Tech | 4/21/2009 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 167% |
There are also three financials that lead the downside surprises. Sallie Mae [SLM
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] leads the losers, with a 125% miss. In absolute dollars, financials get a 5 for five sweep led by Huntington Bancshares' [HBAN
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] miss over $2.4 billion followed by Suntrust Banks' [STI
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] $656 million negative surprise.
Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 4/28) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Sallie Mae | SLM | Financials | 4/22/2009 | 0.12 | -0.03 | -125% |
| Janus Capital | JNS | Financials | 4/23/2009 | 0.06 | 0.02 | -67% |
| Peabody Energy | BTU | Energy | 4/15/2009 | 0.94 | 0.50 | -47% |
| Invesco | IVZ | Financials | 4/23/2009 | 0.14 | 0.08 | -43% |
| International Game Technology | IGT | Cons Disc | 4/23/2009 | 0.22 | 0.13 | -41% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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