During November, Liberty Media reported third quarter earnings and hosted its annual analyst meeting. A portion of the Northlake client base owns stock in companies controlled by Liberty Media including Formula One Group (FWONA/FOWNK) and Liberty Sirius (LSXMA/LSXMK). Liberty regularly creates tracking stocks or spins off companies they control. We have gradually sold off many […]
Third quarter results at MGM Resorts International (MGM) were above expectations, largely due to a boost from two massively popular boxing events during the prior three months. MGM also benefited from slightly above average luck on gaming profits. The strong results were offset by disappointing guidance for the fourth quarter after MGM experienced elevated reservation […]
Facebook (FB) reported very strong 3Q17 results with both sales and earnings substantially better than expected, largely driven by lower than expected expenses for the second straight quarter. The company has now spent less than their initial annual expense guidance for the past two years, demonstrating operational discipline even while investing for growth. FB noted […]
TV stocks have had a good rally in the past week for the first time since May. Among Northlake positions, this includes Disney (DIS), CBS Corporation (CBS), and Nexstar Media Group (NXST). Each has rallied between 5-10% off of at or near 2017 lows. The challenges facing TV have metastasized this year. The issues are […]
We have been wrong on Liberty Global (LBTYK) for more than two years. The shares peaked at over $50 in 2015 and now sit at $30. The $50 price was fed by takeover speculation but even so the shares have vastly underperformed a bull market. The shares have still returned over 50% from our original […]
Apple (AAPL) reported good September quarter earnings driven by better than expected revenue everywhere but iPhones. Profit margins were a little light driven by the mix shift away from iPhones. A lower tax rate assisted the revenue upside to produce EPS about 10% ahead of consensus estimates. The critically important guidance for the holiday quarter […]
Northlake’s Market Cap shifted to small cap for November. The Style model still recommends growth. Given these fresh signals, client positions following the Market Cap model will sell holdings in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) and purchase the Russell 2000 (IWM). Although the growth signal is unchanged, the shift to small cap in the […]
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