But it rebounded, and
analysts are optimistic.
Analysts are optimistic that the expert panel convened to reassess the USS deficit could deliver significant change, although others are less convinced
Few
analysts are optimistic about the scheduled negotiations — but they are unprecedented, and a step in the right direction.
Amazon plans to raise the price of its Prime service and many
analysts are optimistic about the change.
A WisdomTree market
analyst is optimistic for the year ahead, but there are some risks investors need to be mindful of as we begin the year.
While struggling OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers might not be so sanguine about a failure of talks admittedly not many producers or oil
analysts were optimistic from the start.
Before the season, many fans and
analysts were optimistic about his prospects, but he was overshadowed by many others in his draft class.
Not exact matches
Still, Steven Hansen, an
analyst with Raymond James,
is «cautiously
optimistic» about the new hire.
It now expects inflation to hit 2 % around the first half of fiscal 2017, a projection many
analysts say
is too
optimistic.
«It
is pretty common with new technology and the new entrants to the business, such as Tesla and Fisker, that they
are often overly
optimistic — and they overestimate how difficult the auto industry
is,» says Mike Omotoso, an industry
analyst with LMC Automotive in Troy, Michigan.
The IMF and European Commission both estimate that Italy's debt - to - GDP ratio will begin to fall in 2016, but other
analysts argue that these estimates
are based on overly
optimistic growth projections.
Medicis spends upwards of $ 70 million a year on R&D, as does Valeant, and Pearson
is optimistic on its earning potential, telling
analysts, «You can't count on it until it gets approved.
TransCanada sounded more
optimistic on its third quarter earnings call, telling investors and
analysts that it expected the same amount of interest as it had back in 2008 when the project
was originally proposed.
However, some
analysts are a bit more
optimistic: Piper Jaffray
analyst Travis Jakel says that by the end of 2016, there could
be 12.2 million VR headsets in homes.
Disney CEO Bob Iger spent much of his time on the earnings call talking about ESPN, and about how he doesn't see much impact from cord cutting for at least the next five years or so — an estimate that at least some
analysts think
is absurdly
optimistic.
Corporate filings
are often more legalistic and technical than what executives say during presentations to
analysts and investors, when they may sound
optimistic about the company's outlook, law professors and private lawyers noted.
A William Blair & Company
analyst is even more
optimistic, saying the stock price will hit $ 7.
Daniel Ives, an
analyst from GBH Insights, wrote in a research note in February that while media giants like Disney pose a «clear competitive worry» to Netflix, he
's optimistic about the company
's prospects.
Early into this year,
analysts and investors
were way more
optimistic about the oil price recovery, but as global inventories continued to stay high and OPEC lost its market charm with the cuts and compliance, prices started dropping again, and WTI has traded mostly below US$ 50 — and frequently below US$ 45 — since early March.
«We
were optimistic early this year that markets would start pricing repatriation flows and this would support the USD in Q1,» the
analysts wrote.
«The statement carried only modest changes in wording, but they
were meaningful nonetheless, highlighting that the Fed
is optimistic on the outlook and intent on continuing to raise rates at a gradual pace,» said Westpac
analyst Elliot Clarke.
Twitter itself
is planning to sell its shares at $ 17 to $ 20, less than what many
optimistic analysts had expected.
The
optimistic longer - term projections that have
been issued by the three main reporting agencies as well as from most Wall Street
analysts are looking more and more like they may
be off the mark as the current fundamentals
are in no way suggesting the global oil market
is already in a rebalancing pattern.
«We
are optimistic about CNH credits going into 2014 and expect a total return of 3 % to 4 % in dollar terms,» HSBC
analysts say.
Revenue
was up 46 % to $ 369.4 million, blowing past even
analysts»
optimistic projections for a roughly 32 % gain.
These «top - down forecasts»
are usually less
optimistic than
analysts.
Them, why
are sell side
analysts forecasts still too
optimistic?
Many
analysts are recognizing that voice assistant technologies
are uniquely popular as 2017 sales numbers continue to outpace even
optimistic predictions.
Analysts said the fourth - quarter numbers, momentarily disappointing as they might have
been, did not dent the
optimistic case.
Similarly, National Bank Financial
analysts published a report this week that suggested there
were reasons to
be optimistic about a handful of oil and gas producers even though «regulatory and fiscal headwinds continue to challenge the Canadian sector, creating a difficult investment environment.»
With the stock up more than 35 percent since the start of 2017 alone,
are analysts optimistic there
is room for further gains...
The indicator reflects the difference between
analysts who
are optimistic about forthcoming economic development of Germany within six months and those who
are pessimistic.
Analysts have thus
been 4 - 6 % too
optimistic on average since 1985 which makes the current P / E of 17.9 equivalent to 18.8 if we apply a 5 % discount factor.
Niccol, known for his innovative style of marketing and bringing unique items to the menu, has
analysts and investors
optimistic he «ll
be the change the burrito chain with nearly 2,500 locations and 70,000 employees.
Company
analysts are expecting further strong growth in earnings over the next few quarters, based on a more
optimistic outlook for the US economy and the latest company earnings reports (Graph 15).
While Sprint's investors would have
been optimistic about the deal lifting the carrier's fortunes,
analysts believe that the deal
is smaller than thought.
The
analyst believes there
are «four
optimistic scenarios for higher profit contributions from console business, product licensing, mobile games, and Pokémon Go.»
«With the renewal behind the company on good terms, we
are optimistic that it can now refocus its energy on returning to growth,» Tien - tsin Huang, a JPMorgan Chase & Co.
analyst, said in a note to clients.
It
's the best stretch of job growth since 2000 for the U.S, and although there
are still some challenges (wage growth continues to
be a struggle),
analysts are feeling more
optimistic than they have in quite some time.
Morgan Stanley
analyst Tom Kierath said investors
were too
optimistic about Woolworths» margin expansion.
Michael Harvey, a senior
analyst (dairy) with Rabobank, said he
was optimistic for the Australian industry after global dairy commodity prices started to firm from the middle of 2016.
This isn't the biggest or the cleverest Arsenal website, but what I loved about it
was that you could get a true sense of how Arsenal fans
are thinking w the thumbs feature: frustrated,
optimistic, laughing at situations, do
analysts have a point?
Changhua Wu, a Chinese
analyst with The Climate Group international think tank, says the CAT's estimate may
be optimistic.
Warner Bros. should
be optimistic about the film's performance, with box office
analyst Jeff Bock telling THR that when you adjust for inflation, this
is the highest - grossing DC superhero property, ever.
But industry
analyst Frost & Sullivan remains
optimistic about the country's auto sector, with partner Kavan Mukhtyar, head of the consultancy's automotive and transportation practice, noting auto makers likely will
be cautious in launching new models until the revised...
And given Tesla's history of delays, many
analysts aren't
optimistic Tesla will
be able to meet the goal.
The IDC
analysts are also quite
optimistic about the future of Chrome OS devices.
In this week
's Stock Market Video, Cabot Growth Investor and Cabot Top Ten Trader Chief
Analyst Mike Cintolo remains relatively neutral while the market continues to chop sideways, but a couple of factors
are making him more
optimistic, including worsening investor sentiment (that
's usually a good thing for the market) and improved price / volume action in some growth stocks, including a bunch that
are making persistent advances, which he hasn't seen for many months.
How do you account in your model for the findings of multiple researchers that, despite all the work undertaken by those forecasters, their forecasts
are too optimistic (see, for example, Roy Batchelor's «Bias in macro economic forecasts,» McKinsey's «Equity Analysts Are Still Too Bullish» — be sure to check out Exhibit 2, which is absolute shocker — and more recently JP Morgan Asset Management's March 2013 chart in my pos
are too
optimistic (see, for example, Roy Batchelor's «Bias in macro economic forecasts,» McKinsey's «Equity
Analysts Are Still Too Bullish» — be sure to check out Exhibit 2, which is absolute shocker — and more recently JP Morgan Asset Management's March 2013 chart in my pos
Are Still Too Bullish» —
be sure to check out Exhibit 2, which
is absolute shocker — and more recently JP Morgan Asset Management's March 2013 chart in my post)?
Obviously, more and more caution
is required as others, in this case
analysts, get more
optimistic in this challenging environment as you duly noted.