Spurred by the iPhone 4S launch, several
analysts expect sales of Apple's iPhone lineup to explode during the fourth quarter of this year.
Analysts expect sales to gain 5.4 percent to $ 8.87 billion, with earnings hitting 56 cents a share.
Analysts expected sales to be essentially flat, in the range of $ 1.12 billion to $ 1.17 billion.
We need look no further than the relatively recent phenomena of Cyber Monday as
analysts expected sales this past Monday to top $ 6 billion — a far cry from the ~ $ 500 million in online sales when the term originated in 2005.
Not exact matches
Earlier this week, its shares took a beating when it reported a 3.5 % decline in quarterly
sales and profits were well below what Wall Street
analysts had been
expecting and continuing a long decline in cereal
sales.
The disclosures signal that the bank's problematic
sales practices go further than investors and
analysts had
expected after Wells Fargo reached a settlement with regulators in September over unauthorized customer accounts.
«While we do not believe that either of these new sweeteners / flavoring agents will be the natural, great - tasting and calorie - free «silver bullet» that the industry has been waiting for, we believe it is possible that they will be able to drive interest, engagement and potentially
sales growth because of the massive consumer / societal need to reduce sugar and enhance healthiness,» Ali Dibadj, an
analyst at Sanford Bernstein, said in a note last December that previewed sweetener innovations
expected this year from Coke and Pepsi.
Analysts on average had
expected same - store
sales to rise 3.5 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Yum shares fell 5 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after results showed
sales at restaurants open at least a year rose 1 percent in the three months ended March 31, compared with the 2 percent
expected by
analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Sales at Yum restaurants open at least a year rose 1 percent in the three months ended March 31, compared with the 2 percent
expected by
analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
The company is
expected to report
sales of 51.9 million iPhone units from the fiscal second quarter, along with an average selling price of $ 740, according to average
analyst forecasts compiled by Bloomberg.
Revenue jumped 16 % to $ 61.1 billion, just as
analysts had forecast, and iPhone
sales reached 52.2 million, also about what Wall Street
expected.
Walmart, which has stepped up its competition with rivals like Target on a variety of fronts of late, is
expected to beat
analysts»
sales expectations for the most recent quarter while Target's numbers are
expected to disappoint.
And while Cyber Monday saw an 8 percent hike in
sales, it was still a far lower increase than what many
analysts had
expected.
Over the past 20 years, the average change in December
sales is close to the average change in November, and
analysts said they
expected last month's momentum to continue.
Already in March most indicators have disappointed: the U.S. economy added a dismal 88,000 jobs last month, less than half as many as
analysts expected; retail
sales dropped 0.4 %, the largest decline since June of 2012; and this week durable goods orders, out last Wednesday, plunged 5.7 %, nearly twice the tumble
expected and likely a sign that U.S. factories have entered a slump.
The company reported on Thursday another dismal quarter of declining
sales in the U.S., where comparable
sales fell 2 %, even worse than the 1.5 % decline
analysts polled by Consensus Metrix were
expecting.
Early demand has been stronger than
analysts expected, and many have begun revising their
sales projections for Sovaldi's first year on the U.S. market.
Shares fell 5.1 percent to $ 5.22 in extended trading after the company missed first - quarter
sales estimates, selling 2.2 million devices, compared with 2.33 million
expected by
analysts, according to financial data analytics firm FactSet.
Overall, the results were worse than Wall Street
expected, but the chain's same - store
sales were particularly dismal, increasing by only 0.7 percent when
analysts were
expecting a 2.7 percent bump.
Auto makers reveal their May
sales numbers today, and
analysts aren't
expecting much.
Excluding the impact of fuel and currency fluctuations, total comp
sales rose 5.7 percent, while
analysts at research firm Consensus Metrix
expected an increase of 5.1 percent.
Tiffany's comparable store
sales declined 1 percent due to lower spending by foreign tourists in the Americas, while
analysts on average were
expecting an increase of 0.02 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
While
analysts have reported an industry - wide decline in tablet
sales, the iPad figures were still lower than Wall Street had
expected.
Sales rose 5 percent this quarter, but
analysts expected slightly higher numbers.
But the
sales declines are only accelerating: in the first three months of 2014, North American revenue fell 21 % and Wall Street
analysts are not
expecting any better when Avon reports second - quarter results in late July.
Apple is also
expected to price its new watch with cellular connectivity at a premium — probably more than $ 450, according to
analysts, compared to the current Apple Watch Series 2, which starts at $ 369 (the older Series 1 is still on
sale starting at $ 269).
What's more, both
sales and profit exceeded what Wall Street
analysts had been
expecting of Macy's.
EAT UP: Kraft Heinz posted a bigger profit than
analysts expected despite weaker
sales, and the Oreo maker's stock gained 3.3 percent to $ 55.97.
Fiscal second - quarter iPhone unit
sales are
expected to be 51.9 million, up from 50.8 million a year earlier, according to average
analyst forecasts compiled by Bloomberg.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, catering to corporate customers, said
sales (after adjusting for its software spinoff) increased 11 % to $ 7.7 billion, about $ 600 million more than
analysts expected.
The
sale of company - owned restaurants to franchisees led to lower revenue of $ 265.2 million, which was below the $ 268.2 million
analysts expected.
But then the market started spotting chinks in the consumer tech giant's armor as
analysts lamented Apple's weaker - than -
expected iPhone X
sales.
Analysts had been
expecting a same - store
sales increase in North America — the company's biggest market — of 3 %.
Analysts polled by research firm Consensus Metrix had
expected a 4.1 %
sales gain for the China unit, which is Yum's top profit driver.
The company, whose fourth - quarter earnings came in below what
analysts expected, said after it closes the
sale, it will enter into lease agreements for each of the facilities for an initial term of 20 years with renewal options.
McDonald's comparable restaurant
sales in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region fell 12.6 % in January, significantly more than the 8.4 % drop
analysts expected.
Among the things
analysts Sucharita Mulpuru and Andy Hoar don't
expect will happen in 2015: Apple Pay won't replace old - fashion credit and debit cards; Alibaba won't transform the online landscape in the U.S.; and online grocery
sales won't have a breakthrough year.
Total
sales in the 2017 quarter declined 1 % to $ 571 million and fell short of the $ 588 million that
analysts had
expected.
Sales at restaurants open at least 13 months rose 8.1 percent, but less than the 9.5 percent gain
expected by
analysts polled by Consensus Metrix.
The company's iPhone
sales jumped, but they weren't as strong as
analysts had
expected.
The tech giant continued to benefit from booming iPhone
sales during the June period, but it didn't sell as many as
analysts had
expected.
Analysts, on average, were only
expecting adjusted earnings of $ 0.02 per share on
sales of $ 63.8 million.
«
Sales volumes for new - energy vehicles exceeded 700,000 last year, and this number is further
expected to increase to more than 2 million in 2020, and to more than 5 million in 2025,» Kevin Li, a senior
analyst with Strategy Analytics, told CNBC early this week.
McDonald's on Monday reported global and U.S.
sales in February that were much weaker than
analysts expected.
Cowen and Company
analyst Andrew Charles said he now
expects McDonald's U.S. comparable
sales to rise 5 percent this year, up from a prior forecast of 4 percent, driven by his «increased confidence» in the launch of the new $ 1 $ 2 $ 3 Dollar Menu.
Wal - Mart's U.S. comparable
sales came in just shy of what
analysts were
expecting, at 1.2 percent growth.
Analysts on average
expect the company to report a decline of about 1 percent in first - quarter
sales at established stores when it releases results in two weeks, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
The company is
expected to lower its outlook, which
analyst estimates currently peg at $ 8.63 billion of profit on $ 39 billion in
sales.
Indexed annuity
sales in 2017 fell 5 percent to $ 57.6 billion compared with record
sales in 2016, but
analysts expect FIA
sales to rise this year as insurers and distributors adjust and move on from new Department of Labor fiduciary rules.