And given the boost in expected earnings for 2011, stocks are very inexpensive by historical standards.
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Analysts, on average, expected earnings of 34 cents per share, according to a FactSet survey.
Lehman's shares trade at less than ten times expected earnings and Goldman Sachs's at nine times.
Once again, a bank reported better than expected earnings but is having trouble pushing higher.
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Waller expects 20.5% annual earnings growth, justifying its steep price (35 times expected earnings).
Its observation comes on a day when a number of large-capitalization companies posted better-than-expected earnings.
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Waller expects 20.5% annual earnings growth, justifying its steep price (36 times expected earnings).
Better-than-expected earnings and a lack of additional downward volatility are keeping investors very optimistic.
The calm markets, combined with rising stock prices and better-than-expected earnings, are keeping investors optimistic.
Autozone (AZO) reported better than expected earnings for its fourth quarter, though missed revenue estimates.
It trades at seven times this year's expected earnings, roughly a third the ratio for ExxonMobil.
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Looking forward, managers told Hennessee Group that stocks look cheap relative to expected earnings and interest rates.
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On Monday afternoon, the stock was trading at about 26.5 times its expected earnings for the year.
Even with its recent gains, the stock sells at less than 7 times current year expected earnings.
Considering their future and strengths, these two providers are reasonably priced at 14 times this year's expected earnings.
Shares settled slightly higher, lifted by news of stronger than expected earnings at three leading Wall Street brokerages.
Quest beat expected earnings per share in its latest quarter, reported earlier this week, and shares jumped 14%.
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Research In Motion ( RIMM) dazzled Wall Street with strong, better-than-expected earnings and even a better-than-expected gross margin.
In Europe, major indexes are also trading in the green, helped along by a better-than-expected earnings report from Nokia.
Biggest loser, Omnicare, provider of drugs and services to long-term-care providers, shed 27% on lower than expected earnings growth.
Groupon reported better than expected earnings, its reported and forecast revenues fell short.
But after releasing better than expected earnings today, Lehman's stock rose 46 percent.
Visa (NYSE:V) is up more than 2% pre-market after last night reporting better-than-expected earnings and a share buyback program.
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Hewlett Packard (HPQ) posted better than expected earnings, prompting several brokerages to raise their price target on the firm.
The Fortune 500 firms are reporting better than expected earnings and restructuring their balance sheets at record low interest rates.
Genworth shares plunged in early November on credit downgrades and lower than expected earnings, and ended the month down 73%.
The early warning signs were when stocks such as Boeing and Eastman Kodak came in with lower than expected earnings.
The shares are up over 37% in the last 12 months and trade at 44 times this year's expected earnings.
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