Major US stock indices fell slightly, as investors evaluated the mixed quarterly reporting unit of the corporate segment.
Procter & Gamble (PG) released solid reports showing earnings of $ 1.37 per share, compared with an average analyst forecast of $ 1.24 per share. The revenue of the consumer goods producer also turned out to be higher than the market forecast, which was facilitated by the high demand for its premium cosmetic brands. The price of PG shares jumped 2.54%.
United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings of $ 2.21 per share, which was $ 0.18 higher than analysts' average forecast. The revenue of the industrial conglomerate was also higher than analysts' estimates, and United Technologies raised its forecasts for the whole of 2019. UTX shares rose 2.33%.
In contrast, a McDonald's (MCD) report revealed that the company earned only $ 2.11 per share, while analysts were expecting $ 2.21 per share. The company's quarterly revenue was also slightly below the average market forecast. MCD shares fell 4.83%.
Travelers' quarterly profit (TRV) was also a disappointment for the market: its EPS was $ 1.43 against an average analyst forecast of $ 2.35. At the same time, the revenue of the insurer company exceeded Wall Street forecasts. TRV shares fell 7.95%.
The market was also supported by Biogen shares (BIIB), which soared 26% after the company announced an unexpected plan to apply for approval of an Alzheimer's drug by the US regulator.
Market participants also analyzed data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which showed a more significant than expected drop in sales in the secondary housing market in September. According to data, home sales in the secondary market fell 2.2% in September, to 5.38 million, after rising 1.5%, to 5.50 million in August. Economists had expected sales in the secondary housing market to fall 0.7% to 5.45 million from the 5.49 million originally reported in the previous month.
Most DOW components completed trading in positive territory (17 out of 30). The biggest gainers were The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, + 2.54%). Outsider were the shares of The Travelers Companies (TRV; -7.95%).
Most S&P sectors recorded an increase. The raw materials sector grew the most (+ 0.8%). The largest decline was shown by the technology sector (-1.0%).
At the time of closing:
Dow 26,788.10 -39.54 -0.15%
S&P 500 2,995.99 -10.73 -0.36%
Nasdaq 100 8,104.30 -58.69 -0.72%
Before the bell: S&P futures +0.12%, NASDAQ futures +0.30%
U.S. stock-index futures rose moderately on Tuesday as investors assessed a slew of earnings reports from companies.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 22,548.90 | +56.22 | +0.25% |
Hang Seng | 26,786.20 | +60.52 | +0.23% |
Shanghai | 2,954.38 | +14.76 | +0.50% |
S&P/ASX | 6,672.20 | +19.70 | +0.30% |
FTSE | 7,210.34 | +46.70 | +0.65% |
CAC | 5,644.60 | -3.75 | -0.07% |
DAX | 12,752.77 | +4.81 | +0.04% |
Crude oil | $53.91 | +0.75% | |
Gold | $1,489.90 | +0.12% |
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
ALCOA INC. | AA | 20.64 | 0.17(0.83%) | 973 |
ALTRIA GROUP INC. | MO | 45.62 | 0.06(0.13%) | 10789 |
Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 1,786.00 | 0.34(0.02%) | 15053 |
American Express Co | AXP | 119.01 | -0.04(-0.03%) | 1442 |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP | AIG | 54.18 | -0.37(-0.68%) | 1101 |
Apple Inc. | AAPL | 241.24 | 0.73(0.30%) | 176424 |
AT&T Inc | T | 38.28 | 0.05(0.13%) | 9891 |
Boeing Co | BA | 335.01 | 3.95(1.19%) | 53942 |
Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 132.38 | 0.15(0.11%) | 5604 |
Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 47.42 | 0.03(0.06%) | 5661 |
Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 71.91 | 0.10(0.14%) | 5519 |
Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 68.93 | 0.19(0.28%) | 2113 |
Facebook, Inc. | FB | 189.65 | -0.11(-0.06%) | 27287 |
FedEx Corporation, NYSE | FDX | 151.3 | -0.74(-0.49%) | 1891 |
Ford Motor Co. | F | 9.04 | 0.01(0.11%) | 16469 |
General Electric Co | GE | 8.77 | -0.02(-0.23%) | 77198 |
General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 35.76 | -0.17(-0.47%) | 550 |
Goldman Sachs | GS | 209.49 | 0.24(0.11%) | 389 |
Google Inc. | GOOG | 1,248.00 | 1.85(0.15%) | 1181 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | HPQ | 16.92 | -0.08(-0.47%) | 3112 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | HON | 169.95 | 1.01(0.60%) | 1180 |
Intel Corp | INTC | 52.24 | 0.11(0.21%) | 7930 |
International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 132.7 | 0.12(0.09%) | 3160 |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 128.28 | 0.26(0.20%) | 1795 |
JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 123.61 | 0.06(0.05%) | 2998 |
McDonald's Corp | MCD | 203.8 | -6.05(-2.88%) | 272744 |
Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 82.2 | -2.32(-2.74%) | 71940 |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 138.86 | 0.43(0.31%) | 93508 |
Nike | NKE | 96.6 | 0.38(0.39%) | 157 |
Pfizer Inc | PFE | 36.47 | 0.01(0.03%) | 3536 |
Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 124.5 | 5.42(4.55%) | 232386 |
Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ | SBUX | 85.08 | -0.27(-0.32%) | 2050 |
Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 255.18 | 1.68(0.66%) | 20676 |
The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 54.1 | -0.13(-0.24%) | 2779 |
Travelers Companies Inc | TRV | 137 | -4.91(-3.46%) | 3665 |
Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 40.5 | 0.41(1.02%) | 91924 |
United Technologies Corp | UTX | 141.2 | 2.85(2.06%) | 46760 |
Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 60.9 | 0.15(0.25%) | 6394 |
Visa | V | 176.72 | 0.29(0.16%) | 4294 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 119.9 | 0.16(0.13%) | 4677 |
Walt Disney Co | DIS | 130.4 | 0.14(0.11%) | 7467 |
Yandex N.V., NASDAQ | YNDX | 32.65 | -0.11(-0.34%) | 215338 |
Bank of America (BAC) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Atlantic Equities
McDonald's (MCD) reported Q3 FY 2019 earnings of $2.11 per share (versus $2.10 in Q3 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.21.
The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $5.431 bln (+1.1% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $5.473 bln.
MCD fell to $202.75 (-3.38%) in pre-market trading.
Travelers (TRV) reported Q3 FY 2019 earnings of $1.43 per share (versus $2.54 in Q3 FY 2018), missing analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.35.
The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to 7.569 bln (+7.2% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $7.169 bln.
TRV fell to $138.75 (-2.23%) in pre-market trading.
United Tech (UTX) reported Q3 FY 2019 earnings of $2.21 per share (versus $1.93 in Q3 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.03.
The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $19.496 bln (+18.1% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $19.305 bln.
The company also issued mixed guidance for FY1 209, increasing EPS of $8.05-8.15 from $7.90-8.05 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $8.03) and projecting revenue of $76.0-$76.5 bln from $75.5-77.0 bln (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $76.97 bln).
UTX rose to $141.74 (+2.45%) in pre-market trading.
Procter & Gamble (PG) reported Q1 FY 2020 earnings of $1.37 per share (versus $1.12 in Q1 FY 2019), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.24.
The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $17.798 bln (+6.6% y/y), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $17.429 bln.
The company raised FY 2020 revenue guidance to +3-5% y/y to ~$69.71-71.07 bln from +3-4% y/y versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $70.05 bln. It also raised its FY 2020 guidance for core earnings per share growth to +5-10% y/y from +4-9% y/y.
PG rose to $124.59 (+4.63%) in pre-market trading.
Index | Change, points | Closed | Change, % |
---|---|---|---|
NIKKEI 225 | 56.22 | 22548.9 | 0.25 |
Hang Seng | 6.1 | 26725.68 | 0.02 |
KOSPI | 4.15 | 2064.84 | 0.2 |
ASX 200 | 2.8 | 6652.5 | 0.04 |
FTSE 100 | 13.07 | 7163.64 | 0.18 |
DAX | 114.36 | 12747.96 | 0.91 |
Dow Jones | 57.44 | 26827.64 | 0.21 |
S&P 500 | 20.52 | 3006.72 | 0.69 |
NASDAQ Composite | 73.45 | 8162.99 | 0.91 |
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