I would use strength in newspaper stocks away from Dow Jones (DJ) to take profits. The Wall Street Journal is a far different asset than typical newspapers, and the company is much further in diversifying from print publishing than other newspaper companies. DJ has potential buyers like News Corp. (NWS-A) or General Electric (GE). Who […]
Dow Jones (DJ) kciked off the 1Q07 reporting season for media compananies with better than expected performance thanks to strong ad pricing at the Wall Street Journal in March and tight cost controls. Adjusted EPS of 24 cents beat the consensus estimate of 19 cents as revenues of $507 matched estimates. Management reiterated guidance of […]
Dow Jones (DJ) reported earnings a day ahead of schedule due to the announcement of its acquisition of the 50% interest in Factiva owned by Reuters. Reuters and DJ formed a 50/50 joint venture for Factiva in the late 1990s. DJ will now control of Factiva and consolidate its financials. Factiva is a subscription based […]
Following a strong second-quarter earnings report and guidance that was deemed by many observers, including myself, as conservative, Dow Jones (DJ) shares rallied from $33 to $37. The rally stalled and reversed around Labor Day. Last Tuesday we learned why. DJ lowered its third-quarter earnings guidance to 8 cents-11 cents from a previous target in […]
Dow Jones (DJ) reported better than expected 2Q06 earnings. EPS rose 15% to 39 cents, ahead of the consensus estimate of 35 cents. Revenues actually came in a little light of expectations, growing just 6%, but margins expanded and operating income rose over 16%. This quarter showed evidence of the operating leverage that investors expect […]
I have no real complaints with the earnings report or conference call from Dow Jones (DJ). The report and guidance commentary is inline with evidence of upside potential to the 2006 outlook. This optimism has the stock trading higher, up 2% when the call started and up 3% as the call wraps up. I can’t […]
I don’t expect much action in Dow Jones (DJ) following the company’s earnings report before the open on Thursday. The stock took a big jump on January 3rd when the company preannounced better than expected earnings so only the guidance and commentary on January trends seems like it could generate any excitement. On that front, […]
Dow Jones (DJ) was in the news yesterday as the stock rose more than 10% after the company increased 4Q05 EPS guidance and named a new CEO. I believe the move is mostly the result of the guidance bump despite persistent takeover rumors surrounding DJ. It seems to me that appointing a new CEO and […]
Dow Jones (DJ) reported 3Q05 EPS of 12 cents, below consensus of 13 cents. The press release stated that 4Q05 EPS would be in the low to mid 30 cent range against current consensus of 47 cents. The press release went on to note that weekday ad lineage for the Wall Street Journal would be […]
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