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<p>Top<strong> MARKET TAKEAWAYS</strong></p>
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<p><strong>FEDERICO CUEVAS</strong></p>
<p>Associate, Global Investment Strategy, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management</p>
<p>March 1st, 2024</p>
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<p>Q4 earnings season stands to mark the second straight quarter of earnings growth after almost a year of contraction. So far, close to 90% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported.</p>
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<p>With only 10% of the S&P 500 market cap outstanding in this season, we continue to see a positive trend with earnings revisions moving higher.</p>
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<p>A bar graph appears, titled: 'Earnings growth is on the rise in the U.S.' A subheading reads: 'S&P 500 EPS Growth, Year-Over-Year % Change.' The vertical axis ranges from negative 40% to positive 100%, and the horizontal axis ranges from 2017 to beyond 2025, with everything beyond early 2024 in light blue to represent 'Consensus Expectations.' From '17 to late '18, the growth remains positive, averaging about 20%. From '19 to '20, the growth hovers around zero percent, then dips down to about negative 30% between '20 and '21. It jumps up to about 50% in early '21, and right under 90% towards the middle of the year. Then it gradually drops down to about 10% by '22, and hovers around zero percent again from mid-'22 through '23. Towards the end of '23, it climbs back into the low positives, and is expected to climb to about 20% from mid-'24 through 2025.</p>
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<p>Based on where we are now, estimates for the fourth quarter should approach the 3.5% growth rate bolstered by positive earnings surprises across sectors.</p>
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<p>Sources: 'FactSet, Morgan Stanley. Data as of February 9, 2024. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.'</p>
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<p>While U.S. stocks have rallied over 20% in just a matter of months, alongside tailwinds around rate cuts, disinflation, and a resilient consumer, equity performance moving forward will likely come down to the power of earnings. For calendar year 2023, earnings growth rate currently sits at 0.9%. Looking ahead, analysts predict earnings growth of 3.9% in Q1 2024 and 10.9% for full year 2024.</p>
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<p>The values appear on either side of him: 'Earnings Growth Q1 2024, 3.9%,' and, 'Earnings Growth Full Year 2024, 10.9%.'</p>
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<p>While past performance does not guarantee future results, history tells us that investing when the market is at an all-time high often leads to solid future returns. Over the last 50-years, if you'd invested in the S&P 500 at an all-time high, your investment would have been higher a year later 70% of the time, with an average return of 9.4% versus the 9% on average when investing at any time.</p>
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<p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS</strong></p>
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<li>Q4 earnings season stands to mark a second straight quarter of growth</li>
<li>Estimates for the fourth quarter should approach the 3.5% growth rate bolstered by positive earnings surprises across sectors</li>
<li>Looking ahead, analysts predict earnings growth of +3.9% for Q1 2024 and +10.9% for full year 2024</li>
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