Factors to consider as earnings season heats up
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FACTORS TO CONSIDER AS EARNINGS SEASON HEATS UP
As the third-quarter U.S. earnings season heats up, some strategists are pointing to tough year-over-year comparisons to explain why expectations for the quarter are weaker compared to other quarters this year.
S&P 500 earnings for the third quarter are expected to have grown just 4.9% from the year-ago quarter, according to LSEG data.
That would follow growth of 13.2% in the second quarter of this year. And fourth-quarter 2024 year-over-year growth is seen at 12.2%, per LSEG.
"Q3 2024 is scarcely different from Q2 2024 actuals (just 0.1 pct higher)," Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek writes in a note Thursday.
He says that the firm is positive on financials, industrials and U.S. large caps right now, noting: "US large cap Industrials (XLI) have been outperforming over the last 3 months, and we expect that momentum to continue."
Meanwhile, Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Cresset Capital, writes that earnings season is moving into high gear with the S&P 500 at all-time highs and "an easy Fed," but with mixed economic signals and a U.S. presidential election just weeks away.
He expects artificial intelligence to again drive tech profits, while he says consumers are showing signs of fatigue.
"Discretionary spending with cash, like dining out and travel, continues to climb, but discretionary spending requiring financing, like autos, recreational vehicles and furniture, has slumped – an early sign of consumer fatigue," he notes.
The earnings season unofficially kicked off last week with reports from some of the biggest U.S. banks.
(Caroline Valetkevitch)
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