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As of this past Friday, just over 10% of the S&P 500 companies had reported earnings. This week we will see roughly 30% more of the S&P report.
Here's how things stand so far:
- Companies Exceeding Estimates: 71%
- Companies Matching Estimates: 9%
- Companies Falling Below Estimates: 20%
Compared to the start of last earnings season, the breakdown has shifted with a significantly larger increase in companies beating vs. missing estimates. At the same point last quarter, over 30% of the companies reporting had missed EPS estimates and just over 60% had beaten estimates.
JP Morgan Chase [JPM
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]. In absolute dollars, financials sit atop the leaderboard. After JP Morgan's surprise of nearly $936 million, Goldman follows with its $700 million surprise. Bank of America's [BAC
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Earnings Leaderboard - Best Performers (as of 7/17) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| JP Morgan Chase | JPM | Financials | 7/16/2009 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 600% |
| Janus Capital | JNS | Financials | 7/14/2009 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 43% |
| Goldman Sachs | GS | Financials | 7/14/2009 | 3.54 | 4.93 | 39% |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | BBBY | Cons Disc | 6/24/2009 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 36% |
| Jabil Circuit | JBL | Tech | 6/23/2009 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 33% |
On the downside, Intel [INTC
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Earnings Leaderboard - Biggest Losers (as of 7/17) |
| Company | Symbol | Sector | Rpt Date | EPS Est. | Actual | %Chg |
| Intel | INTC | Tech | 7/14/2009 | 0.08 | -0.07 | -188% |
| Xilinx | XLNX | Tech | 7/15/2009 | 0.18 | 0.14 | -22% |
| Fastenal | FAST | Industrials | 7/13/2009 | 0.33 | 0.29 | -12% |
| Walgreens | WAG | Cons Stpls | 6/22/2009 | 0.56 | 0.53 | -5% |
| Paychex | PAYX | Tech | 6/24/2009 | 0.33 | 0.32 | -3% |
Source:Thomson Reuters
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