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Goldman Sachs Raising Estimates On Ad Growth (CBS)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7:56am | 159Goldman Sachs is out with a research report saying that it believes advertising growth will be better than expected, which is beneficial for CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS). It has a Neutral rating and a $19 price target on shares. In a note sent to clients, Goldman writes, "US advertising – as...
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Virgin Media Remains Neutral - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7:00am | 470Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) reported excellent results for the third quarter of 2010. Despite generating less than expected subscriber growth, Virgin Media managed to beat both top-line and bottom-line as the company's existing subscribers are now more inclined to spend for its high-margin premium...
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Grind Continues 11-22-2010
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 8:48pm | 802Cusick's Corner The grind continued – no additional color needed to explain this market. With a potentially tight range consolidation at hand, option traders will focus on spread strategies. I will cover a strategy that will fit either a bullish or bearish sentiment in each Corner for the rest of...
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Options Brief: DIRECTV (DTV)
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 1:11pm | 106Shares of DIRECTV (NYSE: DTV) are lower on the session by 0.36%, trading at $42.00. Overall put volume is now running at 2.06x the daily average, with 53% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 4,524 contracts have traded on the session so far. DIRECTV, incorporated in 2009, is a...
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Monday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (CVC, FLR, LSI, ESV, ADTN)
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 1:07pm | 90Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) 10,088 puts, 103 calls 2. Fluor Corp. (NYSE: FLR) 16,526 puts, 922 calls 3. LSI Corp. (NYSE: LSI) 9,679 puts, 964 calls 4. Ensco PLC (NYSE: ESV) 4,158...
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Exclusive Interview with Ken Fisher Part 6 - How Tax Changes Will Affect the Market
Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 5:16pm | 1342Ken Fisher is a money manager, and on the list of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans. He is also a Forbes columnist, where he recently recommended several income stocks, such as Sims Metal Management (SMS), Net Servicos de Comunicacao (NETC), and PetroChina (PTR). His latest book, Debunkery: Learn It...
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Options Brief: Comcast Corporation (CMCSK)
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 1:15pm | 77Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSK) are lower on the session by 1.44%, trading at $19.14. Overall put volume is now running at 2.22x the daily average, with 6% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,133 contracts have traded on the session so far. Comcast Corporation is a...
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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Telephone & Data Systems Inc., Vodafone Group Plc., Shaw Communications Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and American Tower ` - Press Releases
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 11:33am | 982For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 19, 2010 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Telecommunications Industry, including Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS), Vodafone Group Plc. (VOD), Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR), Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) and American Tower Corp. (AMT). A...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor Corp and Staples - Press Releases
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 11:33am | 2077For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 19, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) as the Bull of the Day and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Ford Motor Co. (F), Toyota Motor...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor Corp and Staples - Press Releases
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 6:01am | 2077For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 19, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) as the Bull of the Day and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Ford Motor Co. (F), Toyota Motor...
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Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Telephone & Data Systems Inc., Vodafone Group Plc., Shaw Communications Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and American Tower ` - Press Releases
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 6:01am | 982For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 19, 2010 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Telecommunications Industry, including Telephone & Data Systems Inc. (TDS), Vodafone Group Plc. (VOD), Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR), Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) and American Tower Corp. (AMT). A...
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Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) - Bull of the Day
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 3:00am | 199We upgrade our recommendation for Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) to Outperform following its impressive third quarter of fiscal 2010 financial results, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimates. This was primarily attributable to significant growth in advertising and affiliate-fee revenue at the...
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Is There A Pot Of Gold At The End Of Cablevision's Rainbow?
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 2:07am | 129Image via Wikipedia Cablevision Systems Corporation(CVC) which spun off Madison Square Garden(MSG) earlier this year is back at it, announcing that it plans to spin off its Rainbow Media Holdings business in mid-2011. Rainbow Holdings owns such popular cable channels as AMC, WE, IFC, and Sundance...
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Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) - Bull of the Day
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 8:00pm | 199We upgrade our recommendation for Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) to Outperform following its impressive third quarter of fiscal 2010 financial results, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimates. This was primarily attributable to significant growth in advertising and affiliate-fee revenue at the...
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Telecommunications Industry Outlook - Nov. 2010 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 5:30pm | 1875The telecommunications industry encompasses a lot of technology-related businesses. Besides the legacy local and long-distance wireline phone services, telecommunications also include wireless communications, Internet services, fiber optics networks, cable TV networks and commercial satellite...