FOVL News and Press, iShares Focused Value Factor From 11/16/23

2023-11-16 23:20:00 ET Summary As we exit the peak period of earnings season, we review the S&P 500 2023 Q3 earnings season in more detail, providing both aggregate and company-level insights. Q3 saw minimal revisions heading into earnings season compared to the prior six quar...

2023-11-16 20:45:00 ET Summary Since our last update three months ago, expectations for the S&P 500's earnings have dipped by a small amount. Expectations for the index's future earnings per share through the end of 2023 has decreased from $200.27 to $196.02. Given current...

2023-11-16 01:35:00 ET Summary Last week's read on consumer sentiment is not what retailer executives want to see as the shopping season progresses. Following mixed results from a few big-name companies, smaller firms issue quarterly numbers early next week before everyone takes o...

2023-11-16 00:55:00 ET Summary Outlook for S&P 500 quarterly dividends per share continued to improve during the month since our first snapshot of the future for the index's dividends/share through each quarter of 2024. In between then and now, the outlook dimmed as long-term ...

2023-11-14 04:20:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 gained nearly 1.2% over its previous week's close, ending the first full trading week of November 2023 at 4409.95. The most interesting headlines of the week came on Thursday, 9 November 2023, and are related to a disappointing auctio...

2023-11-14 01:11:00 ET Summary I think the trimming or revising of lower forward growth estimates is a reflection of the FOMC policy. Crude oil and gasoline have fallen sharply in the last 6 weeks. High-yield credit spreads actually tightened a little this week, as did high-gr...

2023-11-13 22:40:00 ET Summary Approximately 85% of stocks in the S&P 500 have announced third-quarter results, so far. Revenues have come in just 0.7% better than analysts expected. According to The Wall Street Journal, the S&P 500 is on track to post 3.7% annual thirdqua...

2023-11-13 21:30:00 ET Summary We have entered the seasonally strongest part of the year – as November and December historically tend to be up months, when the stock market acts a lot better. The S&P 500 Index and its more volatile cousin, the Nasdaq 100, are both now o...

2023-11-09 19:50:00 ET Summary Since bottoming on 27 October 2023, the S&P 500 (Index: SPX) has gone on a winning streak. The index has closed up on each of the last eight trading sessions. It has gone from being one and a half percent away from crossing the threshold signalin...

2023-11-09 19:35:00 ET Summary The economy is still digesting the excesses of the Covid boom, and that process is not over yet. It could last several more years. Environments like this are characterized by unusually high risks, primarily because you’re coming off a period o...