Earnings expectations low, but darling stocks under pressure to perform

By Vanessa Desloires and Jessica Sier
Updated August 1 2016 - 7:13am, first published July 31 2016 - 11:45pm
Perennial Value's John Murray says earnings expectations are low, so the season may yield fewer disappointments. Photo: Louie Douvis
Perennial Value's John Murray says earnings expectations are low, so the season may yield fewer disappointments. Photo: Louie Douvis
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners' Julian Beaumont says high P/E stocks are under pressure to hit targets. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners' Julian Beaumont says high P/E stocks are under pressure to hit targets. Photo: Edwina Pickles
T. Rowe Price's Randal Jenneke says investors might see some positive surprises in the oil and gas space.  Photo: Jessica Hromas/Getty Images
T. Rowe Price's Randal Jenneke says investors might see some positive surprises in the oil and gas space. Photo: Jessica Hromas/Getty Images

Low earnings growth expectations may mean fewer misses this reporting season, but it is valuations, not earnings, that are at risk, analysts say.

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