FactSet Earnings Insight - 07-January-2022
FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters provides a preview of the key metrics for the fourth quarter earnings season for the S&P 500 which starts at the end of this week. He then discusses earnings guidance for the S&P 500 for the fourth quarter. Over the past few quarters, more S&P 500 companies have issued positive earnings guidance than normal. Did this trend continue in the fourth quarter?