The BLS reported that only 126,000 jobs were created in March (according to the establishment survey), far
below consensus forecast of 250,000 and breaking a 12 - month string of 200,000 - plus job gains.
IPhone shipments did come in slightly
below consensus forecasts for the quarter.
But the mixed economic picture was underlined by the same month's inflation report, showing annual price rises
below consensus forecasts at the headline level and a slight decline in core inflation.
Not exact matches
After heading to Asia for year - end client meetings, Levkovich wrote: «A 10 % total return in the next 13 - 14 months was perceived as being too conservative by many even as our year - end target is in line with mean and median top - down
forecasts... Interestingly, several clients suggested that our outlook was far
below the bullishness expressed by other even when our numbers are pretty much well within the Street's
consensus.»
On the earnings call, the company issued
below -
consensus revenue
forecast for the fourth quarter.
While Prior thinks Medibank will meet its full year 2015 prospectus
forecasts he says 2016 profits will be 9 per cent
below the current
consensus.
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.
US nonfarm payrolls up less than expected US payrolls expanded by 98,000 in March, well
below the 180,000
consensus forecast.
Management issued 2Q14 guidance of $ 42 — $ 44 billion,
below the current
consensus forecast of $ 46 billion.
This issue's focus is on stocks with
below - average price - earnings ratios whose recent quarterly earnings reports surpassed the
consensus forecast.
«Also, the economy added 192,000 jobs in March, which was
below the market
consensus forecast but followed an upward revision of 22,000 jobs in February.