He Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Shell Midstream, Armstrong Flooring, Expeditors International, Crocs And Bancorp
Zacks Investment Research | Jan 15, 2019 09:53PM ET
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL –January 16, 2019 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Shell (LON:RDSa) Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SHLX) , Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (NYSE:AFI) , Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) , Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) and The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) .
Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:
Q4 Earnings to Bear Good Tidings for These 5 Stocks
Dampening of the global economic outlook, trade tensions with China and a government shutdown aren’t doing any good to investors’ sentiments. By the end of this week, however, corporate earnings, revenues and management outlook will determine the future course of the stock market. Market pundits expect a satisfying Q4 earnings season, mostly in response to robust economic growth.
Let us for now keep an eye on stocks from sectors that are likely to make the most of the Q4 earnings season.
Q4 Earnings to Grow Double Digits
This week, bigwigs likeJPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will be reporting Q4 numbers, and overall S&P 500 results are expected to be satisfactory.
For Q4 as whole, total earnings for S&P 500 companies are estimated to improve 10.5% from the same period last year on 5.3% higher revenues, which would follow 25.7% earnings growth on 8.4% higher revenues in Q3. Thus, Q4 earnings growth is expected to be double-digits for the seventh time in the last eight quarters.
The gains are likely to be broad-based, with nearly all sectors expected to see a year-over-year uptick in earnings, except for autos, conglomerates and utilities. Around seven of the S&P 500 sectors are likely to come up with double-digit growth (read more: Zacks Investment Research
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