“This should preclude valuations from retesting previous troughs of this year, making the stocks very attractive following the pullback of the past week.”
Brett Hodess
“The elusive trough in corporate profits does seem to be at hand, but what the Street is looking for is confirmation. What we're looking for is the guidance and giving of the time frame of when the worst will be over.”
Bryan Piskorowski
“The first quarter should mark the trough in earnings, but judging by the market's negative reaction to recent warnings from the likes of IBM, there's little room for disappointment.”
David Thwaites
“We still think a trough should be reached in the first quarter but to be sure we get a recovery, we should see expectations improving in January or February at the latest.”
Gernot Nerb
“If crude prices are near their trough, earnings should start to flatten out and move up.”
Abby Joseph Cohen
“We expect prices to recover from this trough as investors flock back into the dips although this might occur after another round of profit-taking.”
Anindya Mohinta
“Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.”
Karl Shapiro
