All told, the 2.3 ratio of negative to positive "preannouncements" for the third quarter is up sharply from 1.1 in the second quarter. ❋ Kelly Evans (2010)
Today, driven by new government rules and the desire to please Wall Street, companies are trumpeting their bad news via "preannouncements" that rain down on investors on a weekly basis. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Yet negative preannouncements in the sector have outpaced positive ones by a factor of four. ❋ Kelly Evans (2010)
Despite the preannouncements, some cliff-hangers remain. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2011)
The ratio of companies reporting negative versus positive earnings preannouncements, typically 2 to 1, is only 1.3 to 1, according to Thomson Reuters. ❋ Kelly Evans (2010)
"Usually at the end of a quarter, if there's bad news to report from an individual bank, it's disclosed," Mr. McEvoy said, adding he hasn't seen any major negative preannouncements among banks he covers. ❋ Shara Tibken (2010)
In parallel, companies 'negative preannouncements for the quarter have outpaced positive ones almost four to one. ❋ Unknown (2009)
John Butters, director of U.S. earnings research at Thomson Reuters, expects negative preannouncements to "spike before companies begin reporting results." ❋ Unknown (2009)
And this is the season for earnings preannouncements. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. all reported third-quarter earnings Wednesday that were in line with preannouncements earlier this month, although the companies sometimes varied from analysts 'expectations. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The potential for a government bailout plan, new short-selling rules, the unwinding of the long energy/short financials trade, and earnings preannouncements have made keeping up with the wild gyrations in bank-stock valuations difficult. ❋ Unknown (2008)
For starters, they cite the combination of stepped-up preannouncements by companies and analysts 'earnings revisions. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Along with big companies reporting next week, analysts say any more profit preannouncements from financial firms, a la Merrill Lynch this week, would affect the direction of the stock market. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Brian Rauscher, portfolio strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman, noted that preannouncements "sway toward the negative side" and agreed it was too early to draw any broad conclusions about the quarter. ❋ Unknown (2007)
"Probably by this time next week, as we get through the preannouncements, things will settle down and the tone will change" to become more positive about earnings growth, he said. ❋ Unknown (2007)
