Posts by: Steve Birenberg
IBM (IBM): IBM reported good results in a tough macro environment, further increasing our confidence in the transformation underway at the company. Revenue and EPS exceeded expectations with strength across…
Despite weak and volatile markets in September, we are sticking with our preferences for mid cap and neutrality on growth vs. value. The September decline in stock and bond markets…
Last month, we shifted our recommendations for both Market Cap and Style in our model-driven thematic strategies. We moved to neutral on growth vs. value and switched from large cap…
Activision Blizzard (ATVI): ATVI and Microsoft (MSFT) continue to await a regulatory ruling on the proposed acquisition of ATVI for $95 per share. The companies expect to close the deal…
Our Market Cap and Style models shifted for August. Market Cap is now recommending mid cap, and Style moved to neutral. Both models had been on their prior recommendations since…
IBM (IBM): IBM reported mostly solid 2Q22 results, but the stock fell victim to its strong performance from earlier this year. Ahead of the report, the shares were nearly unchanged…
There are no changes to our thematic strategies for July. Entering the third quarter, we continue to favor large cap and value. The bias toward value influences our ongoing favorable…
We added Walmart (WMT) to Northlake’s individual stock portfolio across the client base. As always, there could be a few exceptions due to account-level constraints. We like WMT on a…
There are no changes to Northlake’s thematic strategies as we head into June. We still have a preference for large cap and value and continue to like international exposure which…
We have been surprised by how quickly and deeply the stock market has adopted the assumption of a sharp and imminent recession. The S&P 500 has fallen nearly 20% from…
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