S&P 500 earnings surprises shrink to four-year low as 84% beat forecasts
AI Summary- S&P 500 companies exceeded analysts' earnings-per-share forecasts in third-quarter results.
- Aggregate earnings beat estimates by 2.7%, versus five-year and ten-year averages of 7.5% and 8%.
- FactSet reported results from 88% of S&P 500 companies by November 6.