Shortly after the GDP numbers disappointed, the University of Michigan - Reuters index of consumer sentiment was reported, and it came in slightly higher
than consensus expectations.
«Kindle Fire unit economics are likely to be more favorable
than consensus expectations, based primarily on frequency of digital goods purchases,... Our assumption is that Amazon could sell 3 - 4 million Kindle Fire units in Q4, and that those units are accretive to company - average operating margin within the first six months of ownership.
«Kindle Fire unit economics are likely to be more favorable
than consensus expectations, based primarily on frequency of digital goods purchases.
However, a survey of German consumers, who have made a significant contribution to driving growth in Europe's largest economy, came in higher
than consensus expectations during February, as the country's tight labor market bolstered confidence.
After rising for several months, annual inflation in the eurozone fell further
than consensus expectations in March, easing back from 2.0 % to 1.5 % at the headline level, and from 0.9 % to 0.7 % at the core level.
Not exact matches
«However, the new date is even later
than our
expectation and certainly beyond the
consensus view... for the first quarter 2015.»
The adjusted tally beat
consensus expectations of $ 0.74 a share, as sharper cost cutting and lower taxes more
than offset weaker -
than - anticipated sales.
While it represented the second - consecutive quarter of decline, the adjusted figure topped
consensus expectations by roughly a nickel, thanks to higher gross margins and better -
than - anticipated growth in revenues.
The
consensus forecast calls for EPS at Urban Outfitters to be the same as in the year - ago period, while EPS at Deere, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gap, Staples and Wal - Mart will be smaller
than a year ago, if analysts»
expectations are on target.
Zhong argued that he expects Canadian Solar to sell downstream projects rather
than operate under a Yieldo — a thesis that is contrary to
consensus expectations.
This pattern of a stronger -
than - expected contribution from US consumers was reflected in July's retail sales report, which not only came in well ahead of
consensus expectations, but also included significant upward revisions to the weak figures seen in May and June.
He concluded that, to achieve excess returns, stock selection must be based on anticipating changes in the
consensus expectation, rather
than changes in actual earnings.
While
consensus estimates were not broadly trimmed by analysts, the softer
than expected smart phone sales at Apple and Samsung already reported had already resulted in reduced
expectations from Qualcomm by the Street.