Research Detail
| 2024/07/24 / Erste Group Research |
USA with strong 2Q24 earnings, Europe with weakness Rating changes: Caterpillar, D.R. Horton, Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group, LOreal, Merck & Co, Taiwan Semiconductor, Broadcom While the 2Q reporting season got off to a clearly positive start in the US, the outlook in Europe is only very slightly positive. For 2Q24, earnings growth for the STOXX 600 is only a small +0.8% y/y for the index as a whole. Excluding the volatile energy sector, a decline in earnings of -1.8% y/y is now forecast. Forecasts have deteriorated in the last four weeks. A month ago, market expectations were for an increase of +1.8%. The medium-term upward trend on the global markets is intact, as the earnings trend in the US remains almost double-digit positive (2Q24e: +9.3% Y/Y). For the year as a whole, earnings growth of +8% is expected in the US. An acceleration to +14% y/y is forecast for 2025. In Europe, the 2025 earnings forecast is +7% y/y. D.R. Horton: Largest US home builder significantly improves EBIT margins in 2Q, solid outlook for 3Q24 UnitedHealth Group: Strong growth in new customers since the beginning of the year |
 Download PDF (8.5MB)
|
General information
| Author | Erste Group Research |
| Date | 2024/07/24 |
| Language |  |
| Product name | Recommendation List |
| Topic in focus | Equities |
| Economy in focus | Germany, United Kingdom, United States |
| Currency in focus | British Pound, Euro, US Dollar |
| Sector in focus | Automobiles & Parts, Banks, Basic Resources, Chemicals, Construction & Material, Financial Services, Food & Beverage, Health Care, Industrial Goods & Services, Insurance, Media, Oil & Gas, Personal & Household Goods, Retail, Technology, Telecommunications, Travel & Leisure, Utilities |
| Download |
Related financial instruments
Page 3 of 5
| Name | ISIN | # Erste Group products |
| General Motors | US37045V1008 | 0 |
| Gilead Sciences | US3755581036 | 0 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | GB0009252882 | 0 |
| Home Depot | US4370761029 | 0 |
| HSBC | GB0005405286 | 0 |
| IBM | US4592001014 | 0 |
| ICICI Bank | US45104G1040 | 0 |
| Inditex | ES0148396007 | 0 |
| Infineon | DE0006231004 | 3 |
| Infosys | INE009A01021 | 0 |
| Intel | US4581401001 | 0 |
| Intuit | US4612021034 | 0 |
| Intuitive Surgical | US46120E6023 | 0 |
| Johnson & Johnson | US4781601046 | 0 |
| JPMorgan | US46625H1005 | 0 |
| Linde | IE000S9YS762 | 0 |
| LOreal | FR0000120321 | 0 |
| LVMH | FR0000121014 | 0 |
| Mastercard | US57636Q1040 | 0 |
| McDonalds | US5801351017 | 0 |
| Mercedes-Benz Group | DE0007100000 | 2 |
| Merck & Co | US58933Y1055 | 0 |
| Meta Platforms | US30303M1027 | 0 |
| Microsoft | US5949181045 | 0 |
| Mondelez | US6092071058 | 0 |