Activision Blizzard (ATVI) reported slightly better than expected holiday quarter results driven by good sell through of next generation video games. Along with reported results from competing video game publishers, it appears that the better than expected sales of new video game consoles in 2013 and 2014 are now driving sales of software. The game […]
Disney (DIS) reported another excellent quarter, easily beating Wall Street estimates for revenues and earnings per share. Especially impressive was the broad-based strength in the results, as every segment beat estimates on revenue and operating income. Two things come to mind when reviewing DIS latest results. First, in general, stocks tend to do well when […]
Apple and Google reported earnings last week and each stock responded very positively. This was an interesting outcome given that Apple’s results were well ahead of expectations, while Google fell a little short of Wall street estimates. Media Tlak has often noted how expectations and sentiment drive a stock’s immediate reaction to earnings. Read on […]
There are no changes to the recommendations from Northlake’ Market Cap and Style models for February. Mid Cap and Large Cap Growth remain the favored themes. As a result, client positions following Northlake’s models will remain invested in the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) and the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF) for at least another month. […]
