Zacks Preview: S&P 500 Q3 Earnings Seen Up 23.9% as Nvidia, Micron Lead Tech Surge

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Zacks Investment Research released its earnings preview naming Nvidia, Micron, Alphabet, Oracle and Adobe among companies likely to post surprises, with S&P 500 Q3 earnings expected to rise 23.9% from a year earlier, the eighth straight quarter of double-digit growth for the index. Fourteen of the 16 Zacks sectors are on track for positive earnings growth, with six set for double-digit gains: Aerospace up 159.5%, Energy up 111.5%, Tech up 41.9%, Basic Materials up 29.6%, Transportation up 14.9% and Industrial Products up 13.2%. Excluding Energy, index growth drops to 19.9%, and excluding Tech it falls to 14.4%. Nvidia's Q3 earnings are expected to rise 90% on 91.2% higher revenues, while Micron's earnings and revenues are seen up 938% and 349.5% respectively, with Micron due to report its August-quarter results on Wednesday, September 30th; Alphabet's earnings are expected up just 2.1% on 27.2% higher revenues. The reporting cycle began with Oracle and Adobe's September 10th releases, and among the 9 S&P 500 members that have reported, earnings are up 16.3% on 11% higher revenues, with 66.7% beating EPS estimates.

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Artificial Intelligence▲ · 4 stocks
NVIDIA Corporation
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Nvidia's Q3 earnings expected to rise 90% on 91.2% higher revenues, leading the tech surge.

Alphabet Inc Class C
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Alphabet's Q3 earnings expected up 2.1% on 27.2% higher revenues, named as a likely surprise.

Adobe Systems Incorporated
ADBE
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Named among companies likely to post earnings surprises; reporting cycle began with Adobe's September 10 release.

Oracle Corporation
ORCL
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Oracle named among likely earnings surprises; reporting cycle began with its September 10 release.

Semiconductors▲ · 1 stocks
Micron Technology Inc
MU
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Micron's Q3 earnings and revenues seen up 938% and 349.5%, reporting August-quarter results Sept 30.

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