Whisper number

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Whisper number

A whisper number is an unofficial earnings estimate for a particular company that a stock analyst shares with clients to supplement the official published estimate.

If the company reports earnings in line with the official estimate when the whisper number has been higher, the stock price may fall anyway since investors were expecting something better.

The same is true in reverse. If earnings fall short of official expectations but meet a lower whisper number, the stock price may go up.

Financial News: whisper-number

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By Scott Rothbort
Let some of the downgrades drive down the share price over the next few days and then take another look.
12/3/09 11:25AM
Article
By PR Newswire
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12/1/09 5:04PM
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By PR Newswire
11/30/09 9:37AM
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By PR Newswire
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11/25/09 8:00AM
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By PR Newswire
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11/23/09 2:59PM
Article
By The Associated Press
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11/16/09 4:44PM
Article
By Scott Rutt
Cramer says the high number from the key analyst for a company and the whisper number carry much more weight than the consensus estimate Click for news from Jim Cramer.
11/13/09 6:35PM
Article
By Jordan Kahn
A very solid quarter and raised guidance make Starbucks a solid longer-term holding
11/6/09 7:26AM
Article
By Jim Cramer
The guru of the technology industry says the environment has bottomed -- that's key.
11/5/09 7:23AM
Article
By Ron Insana
10/29/09 8:36AM
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