Profit Growth and Analysts

year: Analysts are predicting that earnings for the S&P 500 will rise nearly 20% from a year ago, according to CNN. And according to estimates from Fact Set Research, companies should post remarkable earnings for the fourth quarter. But the fun may not last. Analysts are projecting profit growth of more than 17% from a year ago. The combination of rising bond yields, trade tension with China and tougher comparisons to this year could mean that earnings growth in 2019 will slow dramatically. Next year doesn't look as good. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.