2Q22 Earnings Updates: Part One – IBM, WMT, GOOG, TMUS, META, CMCSA, VICI, AAPL, SONY

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 against a 20-30% decline for major stock market averages.  This strong performance raised expectations for IBM, and a good report with a few small flaws […]

1Q22 Earnings Update: Part Three – VICI, NXST, SONY, DIS, HD

VICI Properties (VICI):  VICI reported its typically boring quarter with results in line to slightly better than street expectations.  Boring is exactly what we like about VICI.  As a landlord to the nation’s two leading gaming companies, Caesars and MGM, VICI’s business model is highly predictable.  The company collects rents with built-in escalators.  Beyond the […]

Boring is Beautiful at VICI Properties with Catalysts Ahead

As a triple net lease real estate investment trust that owns casino real estate properties, VICI Properties (VICI) operates a highly predictable, low volatility business.  VICI is a landlord that is paid rent by casino operators like Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts.  4Q21 was no exception to VICI’s consistent financial performance with all reported key […]

Lower Rates Lead to Mixed Impact on High-Dividend Stocks

Surprisingly to Northlake, intermediate and long-term interest rates have fallen slightly over the last several months.  We had been anticipating higher rates as the economy emerged from COVID impacts, inflation held at well-above pre-pandemic levels, the timing of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy tightening grew closer.  Instead, for reasons that most on Wall Street still […]

Ready for the Rotation Trade

There are no changes to Northlake’s favored themes for December.  We remain neutral on growth versus value and continue to favor mid caps.  As a result, current client positions following the models in the Russell 1000 Growth (IWF), the Russell 1000 Value (IWD), and the S&P 400 Mid Cap (MDY) will be held for at […]

Explaining Income Equities

Beginning this quarter, we are adding a new blog post to cover the income-oriented stock and ETF ideas we have been increasingly using in client portfolios.  Not all clients use these investments, but we have broadened their use, so we thought it would be useful to produce summary commentary each quarter. Up until 2020, most […]