Company & Industry Overviews

In the wake of the Facebook (FB) privacy scandals earlier this year, Twitter (TWTR) had a bit of explaining to do.

AT&T is planning to enter the IP-based video delivery market by offering DirecTV as an OTT (over-the-top) service in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Asset managers (VFH) are seeking stability in order to attract funds toward either equity or debt offerings.

In a Bloomberg survey of 37 analysts, 19 analysts (51%) have assigned a “buy” rating to Wells Fargo (WFC) while 13 (35%) have rated it as “hold.” The stock currently has five “sell” ratings.

In terms of its dividend yield, Chevron (CVX) is the fifth-best performer among the six stocks under review.

By the end of August, the S&P Consumer Staples had outperformed the S&P Consumer Discretionary and SPY with respective returns of 0.89%, -0.18%, and 0.50%.

In 3Q17, Comcast’s Business Services segment generated revenues of $1.6 billion, which rose 12.6% year-over-year.

On October 20, Yum! announced that it will separate its China division from the rest of its business. It’s expected to complete this by the end of 2016.

With a fleet of almost 20 self-driving cars, Google now averages ~10,000 self-driving miles per week. Google claims that its cars have 75 years of US adult driving experience.

Verizon has been spending big on capex to improve its network and acquire additional spectrum for future use.

All five India-focused funds have their highest individual sectoral exposure to financials. As reported in the news, 2015 has been a year of global economic stress.

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is currently trading at a forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple of nearly 12.0x.

In 2014, Monster Beverage’s net sales increased by 9.7% to $2.5 billion, with 21.7% of its net sales from outside the United States.

Now let’s examine the free cash flow levels of Canadian Pacfic and compare it to its arch-rival Canadian National Railway (CNI).

Extra Space (EXR) holds 12% of its total properties in the form of joint ventures and 32% managed for third parties—the largest in the industry.

Let’s see which energy company stands out as the most efficient in reducing debt loads and improving leverage ratios and which ones are laggards.

On March 25, during an event held in Cupertino, California, Apple launched its news and magazine subscription service, News+.

Norfolk Southern (NSC), an Eastern US railroad, reported the highest intermodal revenue growth of 19% YoY among its peers in the first quarter.

According to a study by Expedia, airfares fell by about 5% in 2015. Despite this decline, passenger complaints are on the rise. Many consumer leaders also lobbied for airfare reductions.

The aviation industry has been impacted severely by the COVID-19 pandemic. Will Rolls-Royce survive the COVID-19 pandemic?

Fannie Mae has been funneling all of its profit to the federal government for more than a decade, which leaves other investors with nothing.

With the development of 7-nm chips, IBM has surpassed Intel, which is still working on 10-nm chips.

NVIDIA (NVDA) has differentiated itself from other computing accelerator companies like Xilinx (XLNX) and Intel’s (INTC) Altera by transitioning to being an accelerated computing platform company.

Dermatology pricing trends Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ (VRX) dermatology business witnessed intense pricing pressure in 2016, due to a change in the company’s distribution model in 4Q15. While Valeant previously marketed its dermatology drugs through specialty pharmacies, the company now distributes its products through Walgreens. To learn about the company’s current distribution model, please refer to How Valeant Plans […]

Silver companies try to maintain an optimal level of debt-to-equity to lower their costs of capital and maintain an optimum level of risk-reward for shareholders.

Marijuana is gaining more and more attention. What’s caught the most attention is that many celebrities are joining the growing support movement.

Cumulative data of FDI inflows since April 2000 show the services sector has received 17% of the total FDI inflows in India.

Japan is the second-largest individual pharmaceutical market in the world. It accounts for less than 10% of the total global pharma market.

Ferrari (RACE) is one of the most prestigious brands in the automobile industry. The Italian racing and sports car manufacturer entered the business in 1947.

Broadcom (AVGO) has been growing its cash flow by acquiring companies that are market leaders with high cash flow.

Xtandi is the major factor behind Pfizer’s (PFE) interest in Medivation (MDVN). The drug, along with MDVN’s pipeline molecules, should strengthen Pfizer’s (PFE) oncology franchise.

OPGSX may also invest up to one-fifth of its portfolio directly into gold or silver bullion and other precious metals.

International brands such as Estée Lauder (EL), L’Oréal (LRLCY), Procter & Gamble (PG), Shiseido (SSDOY), and Nivea (BDRFF) dominate the cosmetics market in China.

Changes in technology have reshaped the banking sector. Banks are increasingly collaborating with fintech firms to improve their customer service.

Investors may be seeing a lot of reports about rising US LNG (liquefied natural gas) exports. Let’s review the basics of LNG.

On September 14, Boston Scientific (BSX) was trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 24.4x, compared to the industry’s average PE ratio of 22.4x.

Cisco Systems still owns more than 2.5 million VMware shares, representing nearly 42.8% of its total portfolio.

Through Internet.org, Facebook offers various countries in the developing world a free app that enables users there to access certain websites and apps without any data charges.

Dominion Energy (D), one of the laggards among top utilities this year, seemed strong lately and is currently trading close to an eight-month high.

The company has delivered a robust financial performance in recent quarters. However, the stock has been on a bearish trend during the recent period.