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Markets are anticipating this year’s third-quarter (Q3) companies earnings season to kick off next week amidst an economic environment filled with uncertainty and ambiguity. As stock indices are breaking unprecedented historic record highs again and again, will companies' earnings results support the momentum of stock indices or force a correction out of them?
Economists and analysts alike anticipate a strong earnings season ahead compared to last quarter, with the S&P 500’s earnings expected to grow by 8% to 8.8% year-over-year (yoy) as a result, alongside revenue growth of about 5.7%.
Amongst the 11 sectors included in the S&P 500, eight of them are expected to record annual growth in earnings, led by the tech and finance sectors. This leads us to believe that analysts have raised their Q3 earnings results in a sign of the health of the American economy, despite the consecutive crises it has faced.
The banking sector will head the Q3 earnings season with major financial institutions such as JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), and Morgan Stanley (MS) reporting next week. They are expected to report good results as banks recover and strong net interest margins continue to benefit the sector.
Following the banks, major technology companies are expected to report their results. Forecasts suggest the tech sector will continue to outperform, remaining the main driver behind stock market gains over recent months.
However, investors are watching closely to see whether AI-related investments are now translating into real gains in revenue or operational efficiency, or if the impact remains largely speculative.
Additionally, forward guidance from major corporations for Q4 will be crucial in determining whether the current economic momentum is sustainable.
• Tariff effects on companies’ earnings margin • The effects of government closure future earnings outlooks and expectations
• The strength of profit margins amid persistent inflation
• The strength consumer spending
• Companies' outlook for the final quarter
Companies’ future outlooks have played the most significant role in market movements in recent years, as investors place greater importance on pricing in future price moves than the actual moves. This leads to the common contradiction between companies’ performances and market trends, as the market often precedes events with pricing ins.
Bank of America’s data shows that the stocks of companies that raise their future expectations increase by 7% in the week following the earnings release. While those who lower their future earnings outlooks report a decrease of 9% in their stock prices.
Prices react to expectations more than they do to facts. Therefore, stock prices might go up despite possible bad performance of companies, and vice versa, because prices are not governed by absolute numbers but by sentiment and the collective outlook of stock performances. What will lead the stock market next? The current corporate results—or investors’ expectations for the future?
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