For Q2 2024, the estimated (year-over-year) earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 is 8.8%. In terms of estimate revisions for companies in the S&P 500, analysts in aggregate have lowered earnings estimates slightly for Q2 2024. As a result, the estimated (year-over-year) earnings growth rate for Q2 2024 is slightly below the estimate at the start of the quarter. How professional sandbagging works on Wall Street These buy-side analysts know that their clients will be far more forgiving of earnings estimates t ...