Omnicom Group Inc.’s (NYSE:OMC) upcoming second-quarter 2019 results are likely to reflect year-over-year decline in revenues and flat earnings.
Shares of the company have gained 14.4% year to date, outperforming the 11.4% rally of the industry it belongs to.
Expectations in Detail
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company's revenues in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at $3.7 billion, suggesting a 3.9% decline from the year-ago quarter’s actual figure. The top line is expected to be hurt by a decrease in acquisition revenues, net of disposition revenues, which is likely to be partially offset by higher organic revenue growth.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate pegs organic revenue growth of 2.9% in the to-be-reported quarter. The consensus mark for acquisition revenues suggestes a decline of 3% from the year-ago reported figure.
In first-quarter 2018, revenues of $3.5 billion decreased 4.4% year over year. While acquisition revenues, net of dispositions revenues declined 3.6%, organic revenue growth was 2.5%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in the to-be-reported quarter is pegged at $1.6.
What Our Model Suggests?
According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or #3 (Hold) has a good chance of beating estimates if it also has a positive Earnings ESP. Zacks Rank #4 or #5 (Sell-rated) stocks are best avoided, especially if they have a negative Earnings ESP. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Omnicom has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #3, a combination that makes earnings surprise difficult.
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Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) presently carries an Earnings ESP of +7.23% and a Zacks Rank #2.
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