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Nvidia’s ( NVDA ) earnings weight is 3.2% of the S&P 500, whereas its market cap weight as of Thursday night, Might 23, 2024 was 5.8%.
This revenue weight is more likely to shut shortly over the subsequent 12-18 months.
this the S&P 500 closed the week at 5,304.72, whereas final week’s shut was 5,303.27.
S&P 500 information:
- The S&P 500’s 4-quarter estimate was down barely this week to $252.61 from $252.93 final week, however up considerably from $243.98 in early January.
- This week’s P/E ratio is 21x vs. 21x final week and 21x for early January 2024. (This implies a slight widening of the earnings-to-earnings ratio within the inventory market rally this yr — all as a result of rising earnings).
- The S&P 500 returned 4.76% this week, in comparison with 4.77% final week and 5.19% in early January. (I might nonetheless prefer to see it greater than 5%).
- The S&P 500’s first-quarter 2024 bottom-up EPS estimate is $56.62, up from $54.92, or 3% larger for the reason that final weekend of March.
What’s the progress charge of the sector within the second quarter of 2024?
Shopper discretionary (Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA)), communications (Meta (META) and Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL)), and know-how (Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Nvidia, and so forth.) led by the S&P 500, which should not come as a whole shock.
Keep in mind, when taking a look at a chart just like the one above, you wish to maintain a watch out for sectors which have had constructive revisions to anticipated progress charges. A typical sample is to see damaging revisions or a drop in anticipated progress charges because the quarter approaches.
Actually, to be straight ahead, Q2 2024 is wanting fairly good 6 weeks into the quarter.
Abstract/Conclusion: With the S&P 500’s 1Q24 earnings season now over, there’s completely nothing mistaken with S&P 500 earnings, and has been for a while, regardless of voices on the contrary.
The anticipated EPS progress charge for the primary quarter of 2024 bottomed out at +2.7% on April twelfth and is anticipated to finish at +8% at present. S&P 500 EPS rose 10% YoY final quarter.
The one firms we’ll be watching subsequent week by way of earnings studies are Foot Locker ( FL ) on Thursday morning, Might 30, and Costco ( COST ) on Thursday night. Foot Locker’s remark might have an effect on Nike ( NKE ) and Costco is only a phenomenal enterprise offered too quickly.
None of that is recommendation or advice. Previous outcomes are not any assure of future outcomes. Investing may end up in lack of principal even for brief intervals of time.
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