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  • 5 Dividend Stocks Boasting High Free Cash Flow Yields

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, KLAC, MRVL, OMI, DGX

    Free cash flow (FCF)—or owner earnings, as referred to by the legendary investor Warren Buffett—represents the cash available to shareholders after all other claims have been met. Based on FCF, a good measure of the fundamental strength of a company is its FCF yield, which is calculated by dividing a company’s FCF per share by its current market price per share. A positive FCF yield means the more »

  • A Good M&A Deal for This Company?

    By Anh HOANG - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, FSCI, SBGI

    Recently, Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) announced that it would acquire Fisher Communications (NASDAQ: FSCI) for around $41 per share, with a total transaction value of around $373 million. A price tag of $41 per share represented only a 5% premium to its last Wednesday close. However, Fisher’s shareholders must be happy, as the company has gained around 48% since the beginning of the year. Is a valuation of more »

  • A Good M&A Deal for Fisher Communications

    By Anh HOANG - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, FSCI, SBGI

    Recently, Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ: SBGI) announced that it would acquire Fisher Communications (NASDAQ: FSCI) at around $41 per share, with a total transaction value of around $373 million. A price tag of $41 per share represented only 5% premium to its last Wednesday close. However, Fisher’s shareholders must be happy, as the company has gained around 48% since the beginning of the year. Is a valuation of $373 more »

  • The Best Dividend Paying Broadcasting Stocks

    By Nauman Aly - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, NXST, SBGI

    For this article I've researched dividend paying companies in the Broadcasting Industry. Also, to make sure I find the best gems, all three stocks mentioned in this article comply with the following criteria:

    • Market Cap of more than 300 million and an average volume of at least 300K = Low Volatility = Low Beta
    • Price greater than $7.5
    • EPS growth for the next 5 years of more than 7.5 more »

  • Media Stocks For An Improving Economy

    By Erik Dellith - March 7, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, GTN, SBGI

    Given the latest economic statistics, I recently looked for cyclically sensitive stocks that could benefit from an improving economy. I found three media companies that are worth a closer look.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Thursday with its third-straight record high, and economic statistics point to improving growth. Such an environment should be favorable for further gains in the stock market. Some stocks have already reached relatively high valuations more »

  • Meet The Rare Fund That Was Buying Apple When Everyone Else Was Selling

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BLC, CMLS, GOOG, MSFT

    Hedge funds get a bad rap. Most investors choose to think of the industry's 8,000-plus managers as one-size-fits all, but that's clearly not the case, even in the equity markets. At Insider Monkey, we've found that by focusing on the best stock picks of the best money managers, retail investors have historically found it possible to beat the market. Our small-cap strategy beat the market by more »

  • CBS as a Long-Term Holding

    By Damon Churchwell - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, CBS, SBGI

    To start with a historical backdrop, those that purchased CBS (NYSE: CBS) shares in the throes of the recession in early 2009 could have realized an eight-fold gain at the stock’s recent quotation. Many on Wall Street thought the company might never bounce back from the drying up of advertising spending, particularly in the broadcast (traditional network) and radio markets. Still, to investors’ delight, management continued to invest in more »

  • Hedge Fund Canyon Capital’s Top Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: BLC, CCO, DV, JACK, PKG

    Canyon Capital Advisors was founded in 1990 by Josh Friedman and Mitch Julis and has since grown to $19 billion in assets under management. Before co-founding Canyon, the two had worked together at Drexel Burnham Lambert; Friedman had worked in high yield and private placements following a stint at M&A at Goldman Sachs while Julis worked with distressed and special situation securities. Both are graduates of Harvard’s joint more »

  • Are These TV Broadcasters Good Deals or Value Traps?

    By Chris Hodge - December 13, 2012 | Tickers: BLC, FSCI, GTN, SBGI

    Have you ever looked at a low P/E ratio and wondered if it was a good deal or just properly priced for how the company's actually doing? I obsess over if what looks like a "good deal" is really just a load of BS. So I'm going to take a look at a few of the lowest-P/E companies in the TV broadcasting industry. Hopefully I'll more »

  • This $19 Billion Hedge Fund is Bullish About Media and Industrial Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - June 4, 2012 | Tickers: BLC, CX, CHMT, CMLS

    Los Angeles-based Canyon Capital, Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis tend to lean toward credit opportunities but do well on the equity side. Canyon Capital has around $19 billion in AUM and its flagship fund returned 10.4% annually between 2002 and 2011, vs. 3.3% for the S&P 500 index. Below are their top 10 picks:

    CompanyName Ticker value Activity
    CHEMTURA CORP CHMT 51091 -35%
    CEMEX S A B more »