The S&P 500’s Q2 bottom-up estimated operating EPS sank 3% to $56.38 in the first month of reporting (Chart 1). This is a notable departure from the 2% rise we saw with the first month of Q1 results. One month is certainly not a trend but the most recent data brings some question into the above-average, no-erosion EPS estimates we have grown accustom to.
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01
2024
Q2 Stumbling Out Of The Gates
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