Kannan Venkateshwar

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) was featured as the call of the day Wednesday on CNBC's "Fast Money Halftime Report." What Happened: Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar maintained Netflix with an Equal-Weight rating, but lowered the price target to $170 from...

Bernstein analyst Peter Supino downgraded Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ: CHTR) to Market Perform from Outperform with a $788 price target, implying a 9.69% upside. Charter's 5.2% 2021 levered free cash flow yield seems reasonable in a low-interest rate world. Supino...

Sell-side analysts said Tuesday that much of what activist investor Elliott Management is suggesting for AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is already being contemplated — but public criticism from the new investor might make the company more aggressive and forthcoming about its plans....

The next year will be a critical time for Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and its investors as the company attempts to make a major pivot to streaming video. While there’s still plenty of uncertainty surrounding Disney’s upcoming streaming service launch, one Wall Street analyst saye the...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock has more than doubled year-to-date. The streaming platform's momentum is building ahead of a July 16 second-quarter earnings report, and the stock is trading just off its all-time closing record. Will the Q2 print act as a further catalyst for Netflix...

Shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) have gained more than 80 percent over the past two years, and the strong growth story has fully played out, according to Barclays. The Analyst Barclays' Kannan Venkateshwar downgraded Sirius XM from Equal Weight to Underweight with an...

Some Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) bears point out that the streaming video platform's competitive edge can't be sustained indefinitely — but this thinking may be wrong, according to Wall Street's newest bull analyst. The Analyst Barclays' Kannan Venkateshwar initiated...

The U.S. cable story may be souring, as the sector is likely to face increasing headwinds from growing competitive pressure on video, a slowdown in broadband growth, levered balance sheets, M&A options becoming uncertain in terms of payoffs, optimistic estimates and valuation, according to...

There’s no question that CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) took in plenty of revenue from its live Showtime broadcast of the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor fight on Aug. 26. However, a new report from Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar suggests CBS could have made even more money than it did....

Barclays said in a note Thursday DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) could emerge as the "kingmaker." Accordingly, the firm upgraded shares of the company. Analyst Kannan Venkateshwar believes, in the coming days, the differences in relative competitive positioning of various wireless players could be...

By many measures Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s fourth-quarter earnings report was poor and demonstrated continued weakness in the company's ESPN unit. Nevertheless, Kannan Venkateshwar of Barclays upgraded Disney's stock to Equal Weight from Underweight with an unchanged $89 price target. According...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) reported a Q4 earnings miss. With the company quantifying the impact of ESPN's new NBA contract, there is increased visibility at least over the next year, which should lower the pressure on Walt Disney’s shares from this factor, Barclays’ Kannan...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) impressed the Street with its third-quarter results on Monday, which prompted Kannan Venkateshwar of Barclays to reaffirm a bullish stance on the stock. Rating And Justification Venkateshwar reiterated an Outperform rating on AMC Entertainment's stock...