By Tom Burnett CFA As part of our ongoing review of market activity, we examine the relative performance of various styles (Growth/Value, Large Cap/Small Cap, Domestic/Foreign) to compare their relative investment records. In this report, we focus on Growth and Value styles. Using data supplied by Morningstar…
By Tom Burnett CFA We continue to follow earnings estimates for the S/P 500 Index companies as provided by the FACTSET weekly surveys. In the May 8, 2020, edition, the estimates continue to move lower. The analyst consensus earnings figure for 2020 is now $130.91, down 19.6% from the 2019 earnings of…
By Tom Burnett CFA On May 8, 2020, the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy experienced job losses of 20.5 million in April. That decline compared to a loss of 870,000 in the prior month. In addition, employment for February and March was revised downward by 217,000. The unemployment rate…
By Tom Burnett CFA Investors are well of the bumpy road experienced by the main stock market indexes so far in 2020. Using data supplied by the May 5, 2020, “Wall Street Journal”, it is apparent that not all industry or Index groups have performed in a similar fashion. Market events thus far in 2020…
By Tom Burnett CFA On April 29, 2020, the Department of Commerce released its “advance notice” estimate of the nation’s annual rate of GDP growth for the first quarter of the 2020 year. The estimate came in at a negative annual rate of 4.8%, much greater than initial analyst estimates. The rate…