The Big Lessons of 1Q20 Reporting Season
By Lori Calvasina
Published May 6, 2020 | 5 min read
In this edition, Lori discussed her thoughts on how 1Q20 reporting season for the S&P 500 is shaping up and the key lessons learned. 2021 EPS growth forecasts have continued to slip, but still seem too aggressive. Company commentary suggests investors need to prepare for a long, slow and uneven recovery. Health Care jumps out as a bright spot.
Lori Calvasina
Managing Director & Head of U.S. Equity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
Lori Calvasina joined RBC Capital Markets in 2017 as a Managing Director. Having spent nearly two decades as an equity strategist at major investment banks, Lori is an expert on the US stock market, and regularly represents RBC in the financial media on Bloomberg and CNBC. Prior to joining RBC, Lori was a senior equity strategist at Credit Suisse from 2010 to 2017, covering Small/Mid Cap Strategy from 2010-2014 and both Small/Mid Cap and US Equity Strategy from 2015-2017. She spent the first ten years of her career at Citi in a variety of roles including lead Small/Mid Cap Strategist from 2007-2010. In both 2008 and 2009 Lori was ranked #2 in the Small Companies category in the Institutional Investor All America Research team poll. Lori is a graduate of the University of Virginia and its selective Government & Foreign Affairs’ Honors Program. In 2019, she was named to Crains New York’s list of Notable Women in Finance.
