Sony Raises Guidance for a Third Consecutive Quarter

Sony (SONY) reported another string of good quarterly results for 3Q21.  As was the case after each of the last two quarters, the company raised guidance for its FY21 ending March 22.  Strength was seen across most of the company’s diverse businesses with the biggest upside at Pictures (movie and TV production).  We still think […]

Alphabet Announces Stock Split and Strong Earnings

Alphabet (GOOG/GOOGL) reported another outstanding quarter led by search advertising along with solid contributions from YouTube and Cloud.  Profit margins were better than expected.  All this good news was juiced by the announcement of a 20-for-1 stock split that will become effective in July.  We see little economic value in stock splits and history suggests […]