How to trade quarterly results based on history
German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW are set to announce their first-quarter earnings later as we speak. The outcomes come at a time of an bettering development surroundings for each firms. BMW final month, in its annual report, mentioned the automaker stays on observe for barely increased gross sales this 12 months regardless of a dip in demand within the first quarter, together with within the Chinese language market. Equally, Volkswagen reported considerably elevated deliveries for a similar interval regardless of weaker enterprise in China, its most essential single market. So, how is its inventory anticipated to commerce? Utilizing knowledge from FactSet going again 5 years, CNBC Professional has discovered how nicely the 2 German firms’ inventory performs in opposition to the DAX 40 benchmark index based mostly on totally different outcomes of their quarterly reviews. Knowledge evaluation because the final quarter of 2017 discovered that Volkswagen, which trades as VOW3 on the Frankfurt Inventory Alternate, beat consensus estimates for earnings per share (EPS) 80% of the time, or 16 out of 21 quarters. Nonetheless, regardless of topping EPS estimates, the carmaker’s shares traditionally underperformed 65% of the time in comparison with its benchmark on the day of the outcomes. As well as, the inventory closed within the purple on 11 outcomes days over the identical interval. Shares of the world’s second-largest carmaker enhance marginally over per week from the day of the outcomes. VOW3 beat its benchmark 41% of the time when it reported better-than-expected EPS for the quarter. The inventory additionally surpassed the benchmark by 5.4 share factors per week because the outcomes and 6.5 share factors a month out underneath the identical situation. VOW3 was up 6.12% to 123.32 euros ($136.1) at noon London time on Wednesday. Analysts anticipate Volkswagen to report 6.93 euros EPS, in accordance with figures compiled by FactSet. The consensus worth goal of all analysts level towards a 24.9% upside over the following 12 months. VOW3-DE 1Y mountain In the meantime, the CNBC Professional’s evaluation revealed luxurious automaker BMW’s inventory has traditionally reacted equally to Volkswagen’s on the day of the outcomes, with shares underperforming the DAX 67% of the time regardless of beating EPS estimates. Nonetheless, its fortunes reverse for the higher, with shares outperforming the benchmark after per week because the outcomes 67% of the time. The German firm shares beat the DAX by 1, 3, and eight share factors over the day, week, and month because the outcomes, respectively, on exceeding expectations. Nonetheless, when the carmaker missed EPS forecasts, shares underperformed the German benchmark by 60% of the time and returned a lack of 3.6, 5, and three.5 share factors over the day, week, and month because the outcomes, respectively. Analysts anticipate BMW to report 4.31 euros EPS, in accordance with figures compiled by FactSet. The consensus worth goal of all analysts level towards a 6.8% upside over the following 12 months. BMW3-DE 1Y mountain