UPDATE: ABB Ltd 4Q 2015 -- Forecast

New: Additional estimates from UBS, Zuercher Kantonalbank and Vontobel. Handelsbanken estimates shown in the previous table were outdated and have been removed.

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for ABB Ltd (ABB) fourth-quarter results, based on a poll of 10 analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million dollars, EPS in dollar, target price in franc, according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released February 3.

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                                                  Net 
                      Order         Operational attrib. 
4th Quarter          intake  Revenue    EBITA   Income  EPS 
AVERAGE               8,275    9,334    1,003     225  0.11 
Prev. Year            9,365   10,346    1,153     680  0.30 
+/- in %                -12     -9.8      -13     -67   -63 
 
MEDIAN                8,268    9,206      988     223  0.11 
Maximum               8,735   10,304    1,118     380  0.17 
Minimum               7,842    8,847      925     120  0.08 
Amount                    8       10        9       8     7 
 
Baader-Helvea         8,268   10,039      995     120    -- 
Berenberg             8,374    9,211      971     187  0.09 
Citi                  7,842    9,024      988     254  0.11 
Jefferies                --    9,561    1,092     380  0.17 
Morgan Stanley        8,188    8,847      936     247  0.11 
RBC Capital Markets   8,224    9,200    1,118     201  0.09 
UBS                   8,267    9,374    1,045     245  0.14 
William Blair            --   10,304       --      --    -- 
Zuercher Kantonalbank 8,735    8,927      925     166  0.08 
Vontobel              8,300    8,854      959      --    -- 
 
               Target price  Rating              DPS 2015 
AVERAGE               18.14  positive 2  AVERAGE     0.73 
Prev. Quarter         18.88  neutral  4  Prev. Year  0.72 
+/- in %               -3.9  negative 2  +/- in %    +1.1 
 
MEDIAN                18.00              MEDIAN      0.74 
Maximum               21.50              Maximum     0.75 
Minimum               16.00              Minimum     0.69 
Amount                    7              Amount         5 
 
Baader-Helvea         16.00  Sell                      -- 
Berenberg             16.00  Sell                    0.72 
Jefferies             18.00  Hold                      -- 
Morgan Stanley        18.50  Equalweight               -- 
RBC Capital Markets   21.00  Outperform              0.74 
UBS                   16.00  Neutral                 0.69 
Vontobel              21.50  Buy                     0.75 
Zuercher Kantonalbank     -  Equalweight             0.74 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

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