Reporting season in the balance

Data provided by FNArena on the 59 companies to have reported thus far shows that earnings season is sitting in the balance. Of those 59 reporting companies there have been 16 'beats' and 16 'misses' against consensus earnings expectations. In terms of ratings revisions there have been 27 upgrades and 16 downgrades. For the full data set and brief commentary on each individual stock click on the following: (VIEW LINK)