Ned Davis Research looks at the earnings picture heading into this earnings season (Note this is based upon Q1 earnings):
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S&P 500 vs Median Expected Earnings Growth
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Calculation is median 12-month percent change in rolling one-year forecasted EPS. Rolling one-year forecasted EPS is a time-weighted average of current fiscal year’s earnings estimates and following fiscal year’s earnings estimates. Forecasted EPS based on median estimates from Zacks Investment 111 Research.
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