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Can Anything Distract Disney Investors From ESPN Focus?
Monday, May 8, 2017 - 10:41am | 430Few will fault Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) investors for holding cautious views of the company heading into its fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday. According to Rosenblatt Securities' Alan Gould, one of the more notable drivers will be the incremental costs at Disney's ESPN...
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Wall Street's Reaction To Facebook's Q1: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Saturday, May 6, 2017 - 9:05am | 1019Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) traded as low as $148.72 Thursday morning after the company reported its first-quarter report Wednesday afternoon. Here is a round-up of what some of Wall Street's most notable Facebook analysts are saying. Baird: Strong Report With Some Overhangs Baird...
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Etsy's New Roster Of Execs, Potential Activist Shareholder Campaign Shake Things Up
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 10:28am | 460Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY)'s earnings report on Tuesday was event-filled, but not necessarily for the better as shares were trading lower by more than 11 percent Wednesday morning. Etsy reported earnings per share of $0.00 on revenue of $96.891 million, which fell short of the one cent per share...
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Is The Fidget Spinner Craze A Golden Opportunity For Investors?
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 2:03pm | 619If you are reading this article to find out what the heck a fidget spinner is, you probably don’t have kids or don't suffer from clinically diagnosed anxiety. Fidget spinners are the latest toy/collectible fad sweeping the nation. While parents and teachers are trying to figure out what to...
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Advanced Micro Devices Plummets Following Q1 Earnings: What Are Analysts Saying?
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 1:39pm | 894Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD)'s earnings report on Monday sent shares plunging more than 17 percent on Tuesday. Here is a summary of what some of Wall Street's top analysts are saying after the print. Barclays: Company Needs To Smash Estimates Barclays' Blayne Curtis rates...
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Conflicting Views On Paypal's Margins
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 2:23pm | 499Following Paypal Holdings Inc's (NASDAQ: PYPL) first quarter results, sell-side analysts offered diverging views on the company's margin trajectory. While Jefferies suggested the company's margins shined, Loop Capital Markets opined that take rate and transaction margin deterioration...
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Where You Should Expect To See Effects Of Netflix's Breakthrough In China
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 11:18am | 448Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced this week it will enter the Chinese market through a partnership with the country's biggest streaming platform, iQIYI. The announcement helped boost Netflix's stock higher by nearly 6 percent, as the entrance into the very large (but also very censored...
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Despite 5-Day Run Of New Highs, Disney's ESPN Slowdown And Cord-Cutting Merit Downgrade
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 9:59am | 451Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) hit its fifth consecutive new 52-week high of $115.12 on Friday and the stock is now higher by nearly 10 percent since the start of 2017 and 170 percent over the past five years versus a 70 percent gain in the S&P 500 index and 58 percent in the Dow Jones...
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Facebook And Its Many Imitations – Taking The Shortcut to Success?
Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 1:06pm | 521Imitation is the best form of flattery. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) seems to have given enough reasons for a few of its smaller brethren opportunities to feel flattered. Loop Capital Markets in a note released Wednesday highlighted some of the features Facebook, specifically its Instagram platform,...
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Here's Why Companies Like Chipotle Don't Split Their Stock Anymore - And Why Perhaps They Should
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 9:25am | 943Recently, Loop Capital Markets argued strongly for a stock split by Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ: ULTA), reasoning that a 5-for-1, or 10-for-1 split could increase the attractiveness of the shares for individual investors. Despite the recent news of DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) frequent forays into...
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Expect Multiple Tailwinds To Drive Maxim Integrated's Beat And Raise Quarter
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 9:42am | 322Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM) is scheduled to report its fiscal Q3 2017 results on April 20. Maxim reported an EPS and revenue beat in Q2. EPS came in at $0.46, versus the estimate of $0.44, while revenue came in at $551 million, versus the estimate of $542.69 million. Following...
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Best Buy Would Be Major Beneficiary Of An hhgregg Liquidation
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 11:59am | 402Hhgregg, Inc. (OTC: HGGGQ) has filed a form 8-K stating its plans to commence going-out-of-business sales in the event the company is unable to find a buyer by Friday. Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) would be “the major beneficiary of an hhgregg liquidation,” Loop Capital’s Anthony...
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Wait For It...Snap's Long-Term Potential Anchored By Priced-In Growth, Profitability
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 9:10am | 348While Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) has built a highly innovative and engaging communication platform and enjoys the patronage of younger users, shares are pricing in “tremendous growth and a dramatic swing to sustained profitability,” Loop Capital’s Blake Harper said in a report. He...
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The Bull Case For GameStop, Guidance Shortfall Notwithstanding
Saturday, March 25, 2017 - 6:16pm | 369GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) shares crashed following a fourth quarter sales miss and guidance that fell well below estimates. GameStop also announced it will no longer provide EPS and same-store sales guidance to reduce investor distraction while the company looks to diversify itself. Loop Capital...
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Rail Stock Woes: Margin Management And The Law Of Diminishing Returns
Friday, March 24, 2017 - 10:25am | 514For railroad companies like CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX), improvements in operating ratio are always good news for shareholders. But according to a new report from Loop Capital analyst Rick Paterson, focusing on operating ratio will only take a railroad stock so far. Rails Paterson pointed out...