[sokoloff]

Confounding news. Earnings were good; this news is negative.

> The shares rose less than 1 percent to $16.97 ahead of regular trading in New York, erasing a gain of as much as 5.8 percent that followed the announcement of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings.

[jnordwick]

Huh? GE missed eps estimates for 4q2017 ($0.29 vs $0.27). It had positive guidance for 2018, but not many believe them.

[dagw]

If everybody already assumed that they would miss estimates then announcing that you missed estimates won't affect the share price.

[freehunter]

If everyone already assumed they'd miss analyst estimates, then what's the point of an analyst?

[brixon]

The company's estimates and outside analyst's estimates are two different things. When they agree then I think the price gets reflected quickly, when they disagree it opens it up for more volatility.