Aggregate Estimates and Revisions by David Aurelio Fourth quarter earnings are expected to increase 11.9% from Q3 2016. Excluding the Energy sector, the earnings growth estimate declines to 9.4%. Of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings to date for Q4 2017, 78.9% have reported earnings above analyst expectations. This is above the long-term average of 64%…
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