Guidance was in line
with consensus forecasts with the strongest Thanksgiving weekend in the company's history offset by poor winter weather in the first part of December.
This compares
with consensus forecasts for a 9.7 per cent fall in earnings per share.
Not exact matches
Intel — Intel beat
consensus forecasts by 15 cents a share,
with adjusted quarterly earnings of 87 cents per share.
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.
While the revenue was broadly in line
with the 1.10 billion euros to 1.15 billion euros the company had
forecast, it was just short of the 1.143 billion euro
consensus estimate among 13 analysts tracked by Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.
Julia Coronado, a former Fed economist and founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives, says Powell's greater familiarity
with banking and finance than monetary policy makes him more likely to follow the
consensus, often driven by staff
forecasts, on interest rate policy.
Mondelez International (MDLZ) edged out
consensus estimates by a penny
with adjusted quarterly profit of 62 cents per share, while the snack maker also saw revenue come in above
forecasts.
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.»
For calendar year» 13, we expect GDP growth of 2.4 %, and our outlook is largely in line
with the
consensus economic
forecast.
Notably, while previously criticized by some of these analysts as being too aggressive, this
consensus EPS
forecast, which includes interest income, is now largely in line
with our own
forecast of $ 9.60, which does not include interest income.
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FORECAST: Analysts expect BNP to report a net profit of 1.45 billion euros ($ 1.74 billion) for the quarter compared with EUR1.89 billion a year earlier, according to a consensus forecast provided by
FORECAST: Analysts expect BNP to report a net profit of 1.45 billion euros ($ 1.74 billion) for the quarter compared
with EUR1.89 billion a year earlier, according to a
consensus forecast provided by
forecast provided by FactSet.
While our
forecast for FY 2016 EPS is significantly above Wall Street
consensus today, in October 2014 so was our original
forecast for FY 2015 EPS, which is now in line
with the Wall Street
consensus.
A list and scoring of predictions that market gurus had made, along
with some frequently heard
forecasts from investors, for a sort of
consensus on the year's «sure things.»
The
forecast from a
consensus of 19 Estimize respondents has revenue in the quarter totaling $ 2.42 billion, which is in line
with Wall Street expectations and the midpoint of the range of company guidance.
JPMorgan Chase has borne the brunt of
forecast cuts,
with consensus estimates of net income down $ 526m to just under $ 5bn.
Compare multiple
forecasts to the market - implied,
consensus forecast to identify stocks
with low expectations and plenty of opportunity for upside.
Our BlackRock Investment Institute (BII)
forecast has long been more optimistic on growth than
consensus, but recently the
consensus estimates have caught up
with the BII, which strikes us as a good contrarian indicator.
The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM's) purchasing managers» index (PMI) covering services in September came in significantly higher than
consensus forecasts, registering its highest reading since 2005,
with business activity and new orders notable areas of strength.
Since 1970 there have been only four major gold bull markets, and the
consensus among analysts right now is that we're in the early stages of a new one,
with end - of - year
forecasts in the $ 1,400 an ounce range.
Similar demand was evident in Chinese trade data for November,
with exports rising more than 12 % year - on - year, well above
consensus forecasts.
Full - year revenue of 17.8 billion euros was up 4 percent in comparable terms, roughly in line
with analysts»
consensus growth
forecasts.
Though the 156,000 jobs added in August's labor market report fell short of the figure predicted in
consensus forecasts, any disappointment was muted by the historical tendency of data in August to be adjusted at a later date,
with the initial level of hiring revised higher in five of the last six years.
The trading update is likely to prompt analysts to upgrade their
forecasts, as many had trimmed estimates in recent weeks and the
consensus net profit
forecast for 2017 had fallen to $ 405 million compared
with $ 418 million in 2016.
After a public meeting
with the respective staff members of these parties, DOB, the Senate, and the Assembly release a
consensus forecast of the state's financial position by November 15.
«Fiscal and economic
forecasting is complex, but the government's record is good,
with forecasts generally in line
with consensus on both economic growth and the public finances,» a Treasury spokesman said.
We tried, and subsequently rejected, the
consensus forecasting with unweighted average approach [55], because it did not provide any further quality to the analyses.
Twitter reported earnings on the 29th and the results were mixed
with revenue and EBITDA both beating estimates but monetization measures just met
consensus forecasts.
This issue's focus is on stocks
with below - average price - earnings ratios whose recent quarterly earnings reports surpassed the
consensus forecast.
A more significant earnings recovery may take into 2015 — where
consensus currently
forecasts EPS of $ 6.71 — and investors
with patience can benefit when they do.
If different groups of scientists have a public bet running on this, this will signal to the public that this
forecast is not a widely supported
consensus of the climate science community, in contrast to the IPCC reports (about which we are in complete agreement
with Keenlyside and his colleagues).
The
consensus answer to Jim Cripwell's question would appear to be that if you compared their
forecast run
with the projection run, the ocean heat content would be slightly higher in the
forecast run in 2015.
The Sea Ice Outlook is not a formal
consensus forecast or prediction for arctic sea ice extent, nor is it intended as a replacement for existing efforts or centers
with operational responsibility.