The long - term expected profit growth uses
analyst consensus estimates on a companies future earnings.
JPMorgan Chase analyst Gokul Hariharan forecast iPhone sales for Apple's fiscal 2018 third quarter to be as much as 5 million units below a current
analyst consensus estimate for 42 million to 43 million iPhones.
Not exact matches
Analysts had expected Starbucks to report earnings excluding items of 53 cents a share on $ 3.72 billion in revenue, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Expedia's revenue also popped 15 percent year over year to $ 2.5 billion, beating
analysts»
consensus estimates.
The revenue was broadly in line with the 1.10 billion euros to 1.15 billion euros the company had forecast but just short of the 1.143 billion euro
consensus estimate among 13
analysts.
While the NRF no longer provides an
estimate in dollar amounts of how the key weekend went, the
consensus among
analysts and economists is that the 2017 holiday season got off to a great start for the retail sector at large.
By Tuesday the average Q4 unit sales
estimate among the
analysts in Fortune's panel — a mix of Wall Street professionals and seasoned amateurs — was 3.95 million, 20,000 Watches lower that Q3's
consensus.
The company said it sold 3.4 million devices during the quarter, about in line with the 3.47 million that
analysts had expected, according to a StreetAccount
consensus estimate.
Fitbit reported $ 299 million in revenue, while
analyst expected $ 281 million, according to Thomson Reuters
consensus estimates.
That's short of
analyst targets, which a FactSet
consensus estimate pegged at $ 1.8 billion.
Analysts expected FedEx to post earnings of $ 2.90 a share on $ 14.9 billion in revenue, according to a Thomson Reuters
consensus estimate.
The company reported a loss of 15 cents per share, while
analysts expected a loss of 18 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters
consensus estimates.
Analysts had predicted Nike would pull in $ 8.09 billion in revenue, according to the
consensus estimate.
Revenue was just shy of the 1.143 billion euro
consensus estimate among 13
analysts tracked by Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
While the revenue was broadly in line with the 1.10 billion euros to 1.15 billion euros the company had forecast, it was just short of the 1.143 billion euro
consensus estimate among 13
analysts tracked by Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Analysts expected earnings of 12 cents per share on much higher revenue of $ 740.1 million, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Analysts had expected Tesla to report a loss of about 50 cents per share on $ 1.26 billion in revenue, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
The non-GAAP net income - which excludes the share - based compensation expenses and amortisation of intangible assets - compared with a
consensus estimate of $ 1.17 billion based on a Thomson Reuters SmartEstimate poll of 21
analysts.
Analysts» forecasts are then culled together to produce a
consensus earnings
estimate for a company.
Chart 14 shows that the «dispersion of EPS
estimates for S&P 500 companies is near all - time lows, likely reflecting an unwillingness of
analysts to diverge from
consensus amid macro uncertainty.»
Earlier in the day, Tom Sepenzis, an
analyst with Northland Capital Markets, upgraded the stock from a market perform to outperform because he's confident that the company will top
consensus estimates.
Analysts expected it to report earnings of about 13 cents per share on $ 1.19 billion in revenue, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Analysts had expected a much smaller loss of 35 cents per share on revenues of $ 319 million, according to a Thomson Reuters
consensus estimate.
That has established what's known as the Street
consensus, or the aggregate
estimates from more than two dozen stock
analysts, for where Snap's finances are headed.
Analysts expected LinkedIn to report earnings of 91 cents a share on revenue of $ 959 million, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Analysts expected a loss of 54 cents per share on $ 1.98 billion in revenues, according to a Thomson Reuters
consensus estimate.
Gerrick Johnson, an
analyst with Bank of Montreal, points out that while the company did miss its own
estimates — though it was in line with
consensus numbers — he's not worried.
Analysts had expected the tech giant to report earnings excluding items of $ 10.00 per share on revenue of $ 42.33 billion, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
The results beat
consensus estimate of around 67 billion yen from six
analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
-- Earnings of $ 2.37 a share vs. an
estimated $ 2.28 a share from a
consensus of
analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Meanwhile, Google could report $ 16.53 billion in revenue, below the $ 16.6 billion
consensus estimate, said
analysts at Bernstein Research.
The company's second quarter results beat
analyst expectations with earnings per share of 59 compared with the
consensus estimate of 57 cents.
The national home price index increased 5.8 percent in March, while
analysts were expecting home prices to rise by 5.9 percent for the month, according to Thomson Reuters
consensus estimates.
The
consensus analyst estimate is that Apple will report $ 10.12 earnings per share with revenue of $ 42.6 billion.
While earnings were flat versus the fourth quarter, they came in $ 0.03 per share ahead of
analysts»
consensus estimate.
Bell said recent quarterly results have seen outperformance of about 3 to 4 percentage points better than
analysts»
consensus estimates on average, compared with the 5.7 percentage points earnings are currently running ahead.
In no uncertain terms, Apple's outlook blew it out of the park: Revenue is expected in the range of $ 84 billion to $ 87 billion, simultaneously topping the
consensus estimate among
analysts and assuaging fears surrounding iPhone X production.
The stock's rise follows Zendesk's solid first - quarter results, including revenue and adjusted earnings per share that both came in higher than
consensus analyst estimates for the two key metrics.
This adjusted profit per share was well ahead of a
consensus analyst estimate for a loss per share of $ 0.03.
The company reported $ 0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating
analysts»
consensus estimates of $ 0.27 by $ 0.11.
Still, it beat the
analysts»
consensus estimate of 43 cents a share, according to S&P Global.
Marathon's gushers in the Bakken along with solid results in the Delaware Basin and STACK enabled the company to earn $ 154 million of adjusted net income, or $ 0.18 per share, which was $ 0.04 per share ahead of the
analysts»
consensus estimate.
Wall Street
analysts had expected Bank of America to report earnings of 34 cents a share on revenue of $ 20.96 billion, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Analysts had expected the company to report earnings of 26 cents a share on $ 28.57 billion in revenue, according to a
consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
The earnings matched the
consensus analyst estimate.
A note from Pivotal Research senior
analyst Brian Wieser said that Publicis» results were viewed favorably by investors given
consensus estimates of 0.7 percent (but said Pivotal was expecting results of 2.8 percent).
At $ 4.21 a share, earnings topped the
consensus estimate of sell - side
analysts of $ 3.61.
Stripping out a $ 2.4 billion charge related to the change in the U.S. tax regime, earnings per share of $ 1.76 beat the
consensus estimate of sell - side
analysts of $ 1.69 a share.
Earnings per share of $ 0.22 fell short of the
consensus analyst estimate of $ 0.27.
The trading update is likely to prompt
analysts to upgrade their forecasts, as many had trimmed
estimates in recent weeks and the
consensus net profit forecast for 2017 had fallen to $ 405 million compared with $ 418 million in 2016.