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The financial sector saw 23 more companies belonging to the S&P 500 Financial Sector (NYSEARCA:XLF) report its quarterly results this week. QTD, XLF, was trading 3.74% higher, as compared to SPY’s fall of 1.27%.
This week also turned out to be good for the financial sector, as the majority of the firms reported an earnings beat.
In this week’s earnings recap, 23 tickers reported results, out of which 19 companies reported an earnings beat, while four companies reported a miss. On the revenue side, 10 companies exceeded revenue estimates, while 13 companies trailed estimates.
Below are the latest quarterly reports from five companies, which reported their results:
Visa’s (V) turned in mixed fiscal Q3 results as earnings met the Wall Street consensus, but revenue fell short.
T. Rowe Price (TROW) posted better-than-expected Q2 revenue on Thursday, but Q2 EPS missed the mark. Net outflows declined Q/Q, and investment advisory fees rose 2.0% sequentially.
Truist Financial (TFC) turned in Q2 earnings that beat the average analyst estimate in a quarter when the company sold its insurance business, repositioned its balance sheet, and announced a $5B stock buyback plan.
Capital One Financial (COF) turned in Q2 earnings that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
Fiserv (FI) upped its earnings expectations for the year after Q2 earnings exceeded the consensus estimate, the sixth straight quarter of beating Wall Street expectations.
QTD, 50 out of 184 companies reported earnings so far are part of the financial sector.
At the industry level, 19 banks, 12 capital markets, four consumer finance, three financial services, and 12 insurance companies reported earnings this quarter.
QTD, only ~12% of the S&P 500 financial sector companies have recorded EPS misses, while ~88% of companies reported a beat. In terms of revenue, 40% of the companies trailed estimates, while 60% of companies beat on the top line.
Next week’s earnings include PayPal (PYPL), Prudential (PRU), American International Group (AIG), Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET)
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