Companies report their facts and figures quarterly. Investors and traders should keep an eye on the Earnings Pre-Announcements and the Earnings Calendar to know when a company will report. It can be dangerous to hold an investment when the earnings are announced.
In relation to earnings estimates, as opposed to announcements, there is some discord between the different Internet sites. http://www.whispernumber.com/ carries an article titled “Why Analysts Estimates Are Meaningless” which explains that analysts do not always analyze but simply follow the guidance put out by the companies. It points out that in a recent quarter 72% of companies said they would either miss or exceed estimates. In other words 72% of the earnings estimates would be wrong. The site also says that some of the largest sites carry these meaningless numbers. The conclusion is that the investor should look to see how earnings estimates are derived. The http://www.whispernumber.com/ Internet site carries the “whisper numbers”, rather than the official expectations of company earnings.
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http://www.earnings.com/ will track earnings dates for stocks on our watch list. We can set up a personalized calendar and even arrange to receive alerts by email. The site also provides access to SEC Reports, splits, analyst research, and news about stocks.
Earnings calendars are typically shown for the coming week and can be found at
http://www.theonlineinvestor.com/
http://www.earningswhispers.com/
http://www.daytradingintl.com/
http://www.whispernumber.com/
http://www.zacks.com/
http://www.smartmoney.com/
http://www.b4utrade.com/
http://www.rightline.net/ also shows forward earnings release dates and figures for an extended period and has the ability to search for an entered symbol.
http://www.realtimetraders.com/ , under Real-Time Calendars, does not have an earnings calendar but does report negative and positive pre-earnings announcements, dividends, stock splits and buybacks.
http://www.fulldisclosure.com/ has calendars for earnings, dividends, webcasts, conferences, splits, IPO’s and economic events.
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