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Barron's Picks And Pans: More Roundtable Picks, Alphabet, GameStop And More
Sunday, January 22, 2017 - 8:25pm | 578Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story is the second part of the 2017 Barron's Roundtable coverage. Other featured articles offer a peek at the outlook for a tech giant and for a videogame retailer. The prospects for a dental supplies provider and a streaming media giant are also examined. "User's...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Tech Infrastructure, Small Caps, DineEquity And More
Sunday, December 18, 2016 - 10:35pm | 572Read More...This weekend's
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This Media Analyst Makes The Case For Buying Nielsen And Selling Viacom
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:50pm | 406Read More...Todd Juenger, a media analyst with Bernstein, was a guest on CNBC Thursday to share his outlook on the sector. Juenger pointed out that majority of media companies under his coverage make most of their money through TV and operating television networks. Unfortunately, his view of the sector is...
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What's Better Than Buffett?
Sunday, October 2, 2016 - 10:16am | 670Read More...The cover story in this weekend's Barron's takes a look at a media empire that has offered better returns than Warren Buffett. Despite outsized returns in the past decade. a case is made for more room to grow among the nine stocks under the umbrella. Another featured article the...
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Viacom's Paramount Pictures Sale Likely To Get Two Thumbs Down
Friday, August 12, 2016 - 11:53am | 335Read More...David W. Miller, Managing Director of Loop Capital Markets, discussed in a report Friday the likelihood sale of minority stake of Viacom, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: VIAB) Paramount Pictures unit. Viacom said in late February it's looking into selling a minority stake in Paramount, but part of any...
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Viacom's Guidance Shredded Because Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 9:01am | 241Read More...Shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) spiked down nearly 4 percent early Friday (but soon recovered) after the company provided an update its June quarter guidance. Viacom said its third quarter results will be impacted by the "disappointing" domestic performance of its latest film...
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Short Interest In Baxter International And Celator Pharmaceuticals Doubles
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 8:52am | 747Read More...Short interest in a number of stocks surged in the most recent settlement period. Two healthcare stocks were among those leading that trend in the final weeks of April. Shares of both rose in the period, but only one held on to that gain. With the markets surging last month and the S&P 500...
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Facebook And Amazon: More Earnings From The FANG Stocks
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pm | 741Read More...Two of the so-called FANG stocks offered up disappointing quarterly results last week. The other two FANG stocks are on deck to share their latest results this week. Wall Street analysts continue to look for strong earnings growth from both of them. The so-called FANG stocks were the momentum...
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Chrysler And Ford Earnings: Following In GM's Footsteps?
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pm | 725Read More...Upcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...
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Sumner Redstone Doesn't Want To Sell A Stake In Paramount
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 11:18am | 213Read More...The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday evening that Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB)'s CEO Philippe Dauman may have misunderstood Sumner Redstone's desires to sell a stake in Paramount Pictures, as has been previously reported. Related Link: Sumner Redstone To Step Down As Head Of CBS...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Bristol-Myers Squibb, KeyCorp, Core-Mark And More
Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 3:09pm | 598Read More...Featured stories in this weekend's Barron's offer a look at the prospects for a leading pharmaceutical, an overlooked banking bargain and more. A CEO discusses how he plans to take on his company's larger sports apparel rival. Also, check out eight stocks that have dividend staying power. "...
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Vetr Top Raters Upgrade Yahoo And Viacom To 4.5-Star Stocks
Monday, February 8, 2016 - 12:31pm | 273Read More...Shares of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) have lost nearly 20 percent since the start of 2016 and nearly 40 percent over the past year. Similarly, shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) have lost close to 40 percent over the past year but are higher by around 1 percent since the start of the new year....
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Viacom And CBS: Are Management Changes Really Catalysts?
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 2:16pm | 313Read More...This week, CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) announced that CEO Les Moonves will be replacing Sumner Redstone as Chairperson of the company. In the wake of the decision, Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) announced that it will also be holding a board meeting this week, presumably to address its own...
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Report: Comcast Angers Cable Networks With Channel Lineup Switches, Viacom 'Irked'
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 11:50am | 182Read More...According to the New York Post, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has "started ripping up" agreements with cable networks by bundling popular channels onto digital tiers and out of basic packages. The New York Post noted that Spike, CMT and Pop are some of the channels that have...
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For Viacom, It Gets Worse Before It (Might) Get Better: Macquarie
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 10:33am | 316Read More...In a report published Friday, Macquarie analyst Tim Nollen commented on Thursday's massive sell-off in Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB)'s stock following its third-quarter print. Viacom reported a "weak" third-quarter revenue of $3.058 billion (down nearly 11 percent year-to-date)...
