After Rough Stretch CBS Stabilizing

CBS reported a mixed quarter against low expectations.  The highlight of the quarter is the company is returning to growth on the operating income line with a big accelerating ahead on 2016 on the back of political advertising.  CBS shares have perfomed poorly this year as earnings estimates moved steadily lower.  At one point, Northlake […]

Disney Reassures with Good Quarter and Commentary

Disney (DIS) reported better than expected 4Q15 earnings, a great relief to investors following the controversial 3Q 15 report in August that send DIS and other media stocks into a spiral of declines ranging from 20-30% in just a few weeks.  The issue in August was a lowering of guidance due to foreign currency hedges […]

All Quiet On Liberty Front For Now

It was a quiet quarter for the Liberty Media family of companies owned in Northlake client portfolios.  We could get some fresh news on these event driven stocks later this week when Liberty hosts its annual analyst meeting in New York.  We will be attending this year. Liberty Media (LMCA) remains tied to its 60% […]

Activision: The New KING of Mobile

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) announced strong quarterly results that beat street estimates on sales and earnings per share while raising full year guidance. The updated full year guidance is slightly below street consensus estimates, but seems understandably conservative ahead of ATVI’s launch of the next iteration of their most important franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops […]

Underlying Shifts Large But Mid Cap and Growth Survive Another Month

There are no changes to the recommendations from Northlake’s Market Cap and Style models for November.  Mid Cap and Large Cap growth remain the favored themes.  As a result, client assets invested in the models will continue to be held in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) and the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) for at […]