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"consensus estimate" refers to an average prediction or expectation that is formed by gathering and combining the opinions or forecasts of multiple people or experts. It represents a commonly agreed-upon estimate that is derived from a collective viewpoint.
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consensus estimates of 3 - 5 year forward earnings growth stand at about 19 % per year, in line with the past few years.
If you shrink from buying an undervalued company solely because it might miss
consensus estimates for the next quarter, you may not be a value investor.
In other words, even
when consensus estimates are positive, the prudent investor must ask themselves — how long can it last?
But as the chart below shows,
consensus estimates for Q4 and beyond represent a material acceleration in earnings growth.
Wall Street had expected the company to deliver adjusted earnings 58 cents a share on $ 3.39 billion in revenue, according to
consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters.
One bright spot was White Plains, N.Y. - based Acadia Realty Trust, which beat
consensus estimates by $ 0.07 per share.
«In our view, the comments by the wireless operators have reduced the risk on whether Apple can execute on our EPS estimates, including our
above consensus estimates in the December quarter.»
This scenario assumes ACXM can grow revenue by
consensus estimates in EY1 and EY2, and grow revenue each year thereafter at the same level as the EY2 estimates.
Dish Network reported on May 1 that first - quarter revenue declined 4 percent from a year ago to $ 3.7 billion,
missing consensus estimates of $ 3.8 billion.
Starbucks — Starbucks earned 53 cents per share for its latest quarter, matching forecasts, while the coffee chain's revenue
topped consensus estimates.
JPMorgan Chase has borne the brunt of forecast cuts,
with consensus estimates of net income down $ 526m to just under $ 5bn.
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.
AmEx also gave disappointing full - year guidance, forecasting 2015 earnings of between $ 5.20 and $ 5.35 a share, versus Wall
Street consensus estimates of $ 5.49 a share.
Regarding economic data, the positive tone that has been in place for several months continued, with third - quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures coming in ahead of
consensus estimates at an annualized rate of 3 %, marking the first increase of at least 3 % in consecutive quarters since 2014.
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.
Caterpillar — The heavy equipment maker earned an adjusted $ 2.82 per share for the first quarter, well above the $ 2.13 a
share 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.
Mall REIT Washington Prime Group (WPG) jumped after reporting Q1 FFO of $ 0.39,
surpassing consensus estimates of $ 0.37 and their dividend of $ 0.25 (15.1 % annualized yield).
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.
He pointed to Amazon (AMZN) as an example, writing that the company recently revealed «a much lower level of long - term structural profitability,
causing consensus estimates for the next five years to drop by 40 %, 22 %, 18 %, 14 % and 8 %, respectively.»
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).
As of July 12, the S&P 500 is trading at 15.9 times trailing 12 - month operating results, including the June 2013 EPS results projected by Capital
IQ consensus estimates.
It reproduced a preliminary graph from a non-physical sciences group showing lower than
scientific consensus estimates for temperature increase through 2100 and conflated it with an entirely Economist - manufactured news item erroneously stating scientists are finding climate sensitivity is lower than previously expected (Hint: it's not).
Housing - related stocks have taken their lumps with the rest of the market over the past several weeks, but the fact remains that most of the housing data released last month, including existing home sales, the FHFA housing price index, and the Case - Shiller housing price index, met or
outperformed consensus estimates.1
While we obviously aren't pleased with either development, we believe GM's low valuation (its shares trade at just seven
times consensus estimates for next year's earnings) more than compensates for these issues, and we remain comfortable with it being a top holding of the Fund.
Our BlackRock Growth GPS for the UK has ticked down, as the orange line shows in the chart below, suggesting 12 -
month consensus estimates for UK gross domestic product (GDP) will move slightly lower.
The blue line in the chart above
shows consensus estimates for G7 gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the next 12 months.
Chart 1 is a histogram showing the quarterly earnings versus the most
recent consensus estimate for the Large Stocks Universe2.
Adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter came in at $ 0.17,
whereas consensus estimates compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence had Freeport's earnings coming in at $ 0.20 per share.
We have two groups of stocks for this issue's First Cut: stocks with the largest percentage revision up in their current fiscal -
year consensus estimates, and stocks with the largest downward revisions.