New Liberty Media and Qualcomm

Two transactions have occurred in Northlake client accounts as of this morning. Last week, shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) were purchased as a new investment idea. More on QCOM in a moment. Today, a merger concluded between Liberty Capital (LCAPA) and Liberty Starz (LSTZA). The new Liberty Media will trade as LMCA. As of this morning, […]

Starz Aligning While Capital is Quiet

Liberty Starz (LSTZA) and Liberty Capital (LCAPA) reported largely uneventful second quarter earnings. Both stock still offer excellent value on an asset basis. LSTZA also has a solid underlying business producing moderate growth and significant free cash flow. LSTZA reported slightly better than expected second quarter results. Revenue rose 5% and EBITDA rose 6%. Subscribers […]

Liberty Capital Makes a play for Barnes and Noble

Liberty Capital (LCAPA) is an asset play. The stock trades with the value of the assets it owns including 40% of Sirius XM (SIRI), a double digit stake in Live Nation Ticketmaster (LYV), and smaller holdings in a variety of publicly traded media and telecom companies. LCAPA also owns a few significant private assets including […]

Liberty is Growing

Egypt, Libya and the rest of the Middle East are not the only places where Liberty is on the March. The latest earnings report from Liberty Media indicates that all is well at Liberty Starz (LSTZA) and Liberty Capital (LCAPA), two of the three tracking stocks making up John Malone’s domestic media empire. The big […]

Liberty Capital: New Buy Based on Asset Value and Narrowing Discount

Yesterday I began building client positions in the shares of Liberty Capital (LCAPA). Not all client positions were purchased but I expect to complete the buys within a few days. LCAPA is somewhat thinly traded and its shares are tied closely to those of Sirius XM (SIRI) making trading a bit tricky. LCAPA is the […]