S&P 500 earnings growth likely to accelerate with Q2 results, UBS says
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S&P 500 EARNINGS GROWTH LIKELY TO ACCELERATE WITH Q2 RESULTS, UBS SAYS
The S&P 500'S .SPX earnings per share (EPS) growth is likely to accelerate as Magnificent Seven and other top companies report strong results for the second quarter, according to UBS.
Delta Air Lines DAL.N, PepsiCo PEP.O, JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Citigroup C.N and Wells Fargo WFC.N kicked off the second quarter earnings season this week, with the majority of them beating expectations, according to UBS.
Based on this trend, the S&P 500 EPS growth will likely grow by 10%-12% as more companies report, which would be the fastest growth rate in more than two years, UBS analysts led by David Lefkowitz wrote in a report.
While the strongest EPS growth is expected to come from companies in healthcare, communication services and technology sectors, non-Magnificent 7 S&P 500 stocks will likely post the first quarter of positive EPS growth since 2022.
"Looking at the path of the 2Q EPS number throughout the course of the quarter, it was quite resilient relative to the historical pattern," the UBS analysts wrote. "While the bulk of this resiliency was driven by better guidance from the Magnificent 7, trends were generally favorable across the S&P 500," they added.
As the market environment remains supportive - driven by durable profit growth, improving inflation (leading to potential Fed rate cuts, and robust spending on AI - investors should maintain full allocation to U.S. equities, the UBS analysts said.
(Chibuike Oguh)
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