StarMine models choose companies that may post positive earnings surprises for Q2.

StarMine models choose five companies that may post negative earnings surprises for Q2.

Update of the Thomson Reuters S&P 500 Earnings Today report including the Q1 2016 Earnings Dashboard and Q2 2016 overview and guidance. Click here to view the dashboard in detail. EARNINGS Q1 2016 The Q1 2016 blended earnings growth estimate is -7.8%. Excluding the energy sector, the earnings growth estimate for the index improves to -2.6%. 5% of the S&P 500 companies have reported Q1 2016 EPS. Of the 24 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings to date for Q1 2016, 79% have reported earnings above analyst expectations, 0% reported earnings in line with analyst expectations and 21% reported earnings below analyst expectations. In a typical quarter (since 1994), 63% of

Update of the Thomson Reuters S&P 500 Earnings Today report including the Q1 2016 Earnings Dashboard and Q2 2016 overview and guidance. Click here to view the dashboard in detail. EARNINGS Q1 2016 The Q1 2016 blended earnings growth estimate is -7.6%. Excluding the energy sector, the earnings growth estimate for the index improves to -2.5%. 4% of the S&P 500 companies have reported Q1 2016 EPS. Of the 22 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings to date for Q1 2016, 86% have reported earnings above analyst expectations, 0% reported earnings in line with analyst expectations and 14% reported earnings below analyst expectations. In a typical quarter (since 1994), 63% of

StarMine models choose North America companies that may post negative earnings surprises for Q1.

StarMine models indicated the direction of fourth-quarter earnings.

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in May 2014, there were high expectations in the business sector. He ran on a platform of business reform, and promised to remove the obstacles to doing business in India and to increase transparency. The stock market rose more than 30% within a year of his election. However, a year into his term, reality set in and the realization that the promises were easier made than rapidly achieved. In the last year, the BSE SENSEX index is down more than 20%. Of the companies that we follow on the BSE Sensex index,

At the beginning of each earnings season, the StarMine team quantitatively analyzes the earnings estimates accuracy of sell-side analysts, using proprietary “SmartEstimates®” and the related “Predicted Surprise” measures. From these measures, we forecast companies we expect to beat or miss expectations when they next report.   Over many years, this earnings season forecast has been directionally correct roughly 90% of the time in Asia. You can view how this is done using Eikon, in the following short video. Our picks for companies in Asia expected to miss earnings estimates for 2015 are — Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (SCMN.SI), BHP Billiton (BHP.AX), Bharat

Starmine models choose European companies that may post positive earnings surprises for 2015 earnings.