Walmart (WMT): When we purchased WMT as a new long-term investment last June, our thesis was built on the idea that the stock offered both offensive and defensive characteristics. The defensive characteristics were important with the economy and market in an uncertain period amid high inflation and the Fed’s aggressive monetary policy tightening to slow […]
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 all segments of the company. Management raised 2022 revenue guidance and maintained free cash flow guidance. The only real negative in the quarter and outlook […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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