With less than 20% of S&P 500 firms having reported 3Q17 results, it is still early in earnings season. However, by blending results from companies that have reported with the latest consensus estimates for firms that have yet to report we can get a broad idea of how overall index profits are likely to shape…
The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for October 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…
Hurricane Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday morning after leaving many thousands of homes and businesses flooded and millions without power. While not minimizing the human suffering, the storm’s destructive power nonetheless appears to be less than what had been anticipated. Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst Jonathan Adams revised his estimate of insured losses down…
The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for September 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…
The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for August 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…
Second quarter reports are shaping up surprisingly strong, and are at least partly to thank for the recent string of new market highs. With nearly half of S&P 500 constituents having reported second quarter 2017 results (and using consensus estimates for the remainder) it looks as if overall index earnings grew more than 10% year-on-year,…
The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for July 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease…
The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for June 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…
The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for May 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…
Energy is likely to have been the biggest contributor to overall S&P 500 (SPY, IVV) earnings growth in Q1, the first time that sector has made any significant contribution since the downturn in oil prices several years ago. That’s one of several bright spots in our analysis of earnings expectations as Q1 reporting season gets…