New Liberty Media and Qualcomm

Two transactions have occurred in Northlake client accounts as of this morning. Last week, shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) were purchased as a new investment idea. More on QCOM in a moment. Today, a merger concluded between Liberty Capital (LCAPA) and Liberty Starz (LSTZA). The new Liberty Media will trade as LMCA. As of this morning, […]

Where I Stand on Media Stocks

Media stocks finally caught a bid late last week coinciding with the final set of earnings reports from the group. Viacom, AMC Networks, and Disney each reported solid results and indicated current, positive trends remained largely intact. The Street remains very worried about the advertising outlook despite the positive tone of management comments. It seems […]

CBS Leads More Solid Media Results

Given the increased importance of macro issues on the stock market and record high correlations among individual stocks, I am expanding media company earnings analysis this quarter to touch on all companies and major trends, not just Northlake positions. Media earnings season continues to roll along. The message so far is that media fundamentals are […]

Growth and Mid Cap Continue To Be Favored

There are no changes to Northlake’s Market Cap and Style models for November. Mid Cap and Growth remain the favored themes. As a result, client positions dedicated to these models and currently invested in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) and the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) will be maintained for at least another month. For […]

Discovery Leads Solid Media Earnings But Virgin Media Mixed

Given the increased importance of macro issues on the stock market and record high correlations among individual stocks, I am expanding media company earnings analysis this quarter to touch on all companies and major trends, not just Northlake positions. Several important media companies reported earnings since yesterday’s close, kicking off about a dozen reports from […]