Analysts and investors are rightly looking ahead to 2010 when deciding how to invest in Dreamworks Animation (DWA). The company has three films coming out next year including two originals and Shrek 4. 2009 is in the books and although Monsters vs. Aliens produced disappointing international box office and will not be a new franchise […]
I attended Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) Investor Day in Prague on October 15th. The stock is presently not widely held by Northlake clients but I continue to monitor it closely as I strongly believe that when advertising growth returns to Central and Eastern Europe, the company’s results will have a V-shaped recovery and the […]
I was on my to O’Hare airport last Monday when Apple reported its 4Q09 results. The conference call occurred while I was in the air on my way to New York for business meetings. It was the first earnings conference call I have missed since my first purchase of Apple stock for clients in early […]
Ahead of AT&T’s third quarter earnings report I decided that I would either sell or hold Northlake’s shares based on what was reported and what I heard on the conference call. Northlake clients have owned AT&T for almost a year and the stock prices is actually down a bit offset by the hefty quarterly dividend. […]
After 13 months flashing a Small Cap signal, Northlake’s Market Cap model shifted to Mid Cap for October. I had anticipated this move after steady weakening of the small cap signal over the past several months. The new mid cap signal is a weak one and could shift back next month but the message is […]
One of my most important reactions to breaking news or rumors is to get my thoughts down on paper. This allows me to organize my ideas, determine questions and get a handle on how the stock market may initially react to the news. I’ve written recently about how mergers and acquisitions have returned to the […]
Merger and acquisition rumors have reemerged as drivers of media stocks after a mutli-year absence. The latest rumor was posted by The Wall Street Journal in a Heard on the Street column speculating about a possible Verizon Communications Inc. takeover of DIRECTV Group Inc. The speculation emanated from Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg discussing TV as […]
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