Basic Materials (XLB)- Earnings Estimates/Revisions

In the spreadsheet above I have tracked the earnings estimates for the Basic Materials Sector ETF (XLB). I have columns for what the 2023 and 2024 estimates were today and 60 days ago.

The column under the date 4/27/2023 has a letter that represents the movement in 2023 earnings estimates since the most recent print (2/27/2023). “U” means 2023 estimates are UP in the last 60 days. “D” means 2023 estimates are DOWN in the last 60 days. “S” means 2023 estimates have remained the SAME in the last 60 days. The column entitled “1yr Target Est” is the Wall Street consensus 12 month price target for each stock.

What this table is telling us is that estimates have stayed flat. More estimates came down for 2023 in the past 60 days than went up. 9:17 was the UP:DOWN ratio, the rest stayed the same.

The cumulative 2023 earnings power of the group decreased -0.19% in the last 60 days. 2024 estimates are down -1.96% in the past 60 days.