CNTB - Stocks To Watch: Coinbase Debuts And Big Banks Lead Out Earnings Season
Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Stocks to Watch - a preview of key events scheduled for the next week. Follow this account and turn the e-mail alert on to receive this article in your inbox every Saturday morning. A podcast of Stocks to Watch is also available on Sundays on Seeking Alpha, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify (click the highlighted links). The earnings season starts off with major banks reporting next week along with PepsiCo (PEP) and Delta Air Lines. Analysts expect profits for the first quarter to be up 24.2%, led by huge gains in the consumer discretionary sector against the pandemic comparable a year ago. Last quarter, about 80% of companies beat earnings estimates in Q4, but only 42% saw a share price increase on earnings day. The week ahead will be busy on the economic front as well, with the Fed's Beige Book, the Empire State Manufacturing Index
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Stocks To Watch: Coinbase Debuts And Big Banks Lead Out Earnings Season