Sheraz Mian's Blog

Director of Research
Zacks Investment Research Inc

Sheraz Mian is the Director of Research at Zacks, in which capacity he leads the 60-analyst equity research team covering over 1,000 stocks, including the entire S&P 500. He oversees the creation of all content on the Zacks home page as well as the various subscription services. He also manages the Zacks Focus List and Top 10 portfolios. Prior to his elevation to the Director of Research position in 2009, Sheraz was a distinguished equity research analyst at Zacks for seven years, with a coverage focus on the oil sector. He started his equity research career at Goldman Sachs in New York as a research associate. Sheraz has an MBA degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Expectations Set for an Ugly Q4 Earnings Season

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The Alcoa (AA) report after the close on January 11th will put the spotlight on the Q4 earnings season. We have a total of 11 S&P 500 members reporting results next week, including J.P. Morgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), Citigroup (C) and Intel (INTC). But the reporting cycle will really ramp...

China’s Circuit Breakers Thrown

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Today’s weak factory sector data out of China reminds us of the market’s persistent China growth worries. The December PMI survey by Caixin Media and Markit came in weaker than expected at 48.2 vs. 48.6 in November, the 10th straight month of a sub-50 reading from this key private...

Majority of Sectors Expected to See Q4 Earnings Declines

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Next week will bring some top-tier economic readings, but the major coming catalyst for the market is the Q4 earnings season that gets into the spotlight following the January 11th earnings report from Alcoa (AA). To that end, the ongoing weakness in oil prices...

Strong Nike Earnings Lift Dow

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Pre-open sentiment indicated a positive start for the major indexes on the last full trading session ahead of the Christmas, with the favorable tone of this morning’s income and spending data reconfirming the economy’s modest growth trajectory.

Fed Clears Path for Markets

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The Fed should be very happy with how the markets dealt with lift-off, with stocks, bonds and currencies all seeing the move as a vote of confidence in the US economy’s outlook. Importantly, the central bank has been able to keep the markets onboard with its future plans. Interest rates will...

Oil Pressure Affecting Broader Markets

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It’s been almost a year since oil prices started sliding, with a combination of oversupplied markets and soft demand pushing prices lower. On the supply side, US production hasn’t declined at the pace that many in the market were banking on earlier this year, with declines at the Shale fields...

US Going One Way, ECB the Other

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The European Central Bank (ECB) came through on the commitment it made in October to sweeten its ongoing monetary policy stimulus program in order to spur growth and fight deflation within the common currency block. This commitment had produced the desired effect in the markets...

Geopolitical Tension Tops Revised GDP

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The major indexes are on track to for a weak open, with heightened geopolitical tension superceding the positive revision to the Q3 GDP growth pace. The Middle East is a complicated region in the best of the times and it has become even more so with the rise of ISIS and the entry of Russia in the...

China to Loosen, US to Tighten

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China’s inflation reading came in a tad cooler than expected, spotlighting the persistently weak demand conditions in that country that have been a worry for the markets lately. The country’s consumer price index increased +1.3% for October from the year-earlier...

Stocks Erase Summer Losses – Back to New Highs?

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The market’s impressive comeback over the past month has helped erase all of the late-summer losses. Driving the gains is hope of continued Fed support on the back of a softer domestic economic backdrop.

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