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“Following Q2 earnings season, which saw a higher-than-expected number of EPS misses and downwardly revised guides, our survey this quarter reveals heightened concerns around growth and earnings with a greater emphasis on margins. Channel checks indicate continued subdued demand in Q3 amid the looming U.S. Election and an increasingly strapped consumer, while AI, infrastructure stimulus, and cooling inflation offer support. While surveyed investors anticipate a choppy Q3 with more bracing for EPS misses and another round of lowered guides, continued election-induced paralysis and recent events, including the short-lived but stymying port strike, devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and Middle East war escalation are likely to factor into Q4 outlooks. Despite the two largest global economies getting a shot in the arm with the U.S. Fed’s 50 bps rate cut and China’s stimulus efforts, there is an increasing level of pessimism as we round out 2024. As investors sift through the increasingly turbulent landscape, focus remains on demand and order rates, expense management, and disinflation trends while interest in corporate downturn playbooks spikes”

Q3’24 Earnings Primer®
Rebecca Corbin, Founder and CEO

A Retrospective: Perception is Reality and Sentiment is a Leading Indicator

Inside The Buy-side® Word Cloud Key: Green is Positive, Gray is Neutral, Red is Negative

Earnings Primer®

Survey Finds Notable Sentiment Divergence Resulting in Bull-Bear Barbell; Outright Bearishness at Highest Level in 12 Months with More Downward Guidance Revisions Expected

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Industrial Sentiment Survey®

Industrial Investors Brace for Disappointing 2H24 amid Anticipated Misses and Downward Guidance Revisions; Sights Turn to 2025 for Which Optimism is Building

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