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  • This Media Company has a Lot of Potential

    By Anh HOANG - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: CHTR, LMCA, SIRI

    In the first quarter of 2013, two famous investors, Mario Gabelli and Tom Gayner, initiated long positions in Liberty Media (NASDAQ: LMCA). While Tom Gayner bought only 42,000 shares in the company, Mario Gabelli purchased more than 850,000 shares in the first quarter. Let’s take a closer look to determine whether or not investors should own Liberty Media at its current trading price.

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  • Fergie Is Leaving United - Time to Buy?

    By Ash Anderson - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: LMCA, MSG, MANU

    Sir Alex Ferguson has been at the helm of one of the world’s most well-known sports teams for 26 years. In that time, Ferguson and Manchester United (NYSE: MANU) won thirteen premier league titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles, and that’s just naming the top tier titles.

    The legendary manager announced his retirement from the game last week, and that may not play well more »

  • How Automakers Are Influencing the Future of Sirius XM

    By Daniel Murray - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, LMCA, P, SIRI

    In recent years, satellite radio company Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) has enjoyed substantial share price growth. With a two-year growth of 75% and a 12 month growth of 39%, the company would seem to be an attractive buy to many. Additionally, a P/E ratio of 6.1 relative to the industry average of 7.3 indicates investors will pay relatively less for each dollar of earnings. Yet, as with more »

  • Don't Overlook This Cheap Stock

    By Madhu Dube - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: LMCA, P, SIRI

    The recently released data for U.S. auto sales has led investors to pay attention to various other sectors associated with it. March 2013 sales of 1.47 million units brought the total quarterly sales figure to 3.7 million units, leading to a 7% growth as compared to last year.

    This indicates some optimism for radio service provider, Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI). The growth of this company is more »

  • This Media Mogul Is Buying A Portion Of A Cable Company

    By Mike Thiessen - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: CHTR, LMCA, SIRI

    The first quarter of 2013 has seen a great deal of activity from Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA). In January, the company gained a controlling interest in Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and increased its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. to 27 percent. During that same month, Liberty Media Corporation spun off Starz Entertainment, primarily known for its premium movie channels, into its own subsidiary. In March came more »

  • Media Mogul Buying Portion Of Cable Company

    By Mike Thiessen - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: CHTR, LMCA, SIRI

    The first quarter of 2013 has seen a great deal of activity from Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA). In January, the company gained a controlling interest in Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) and increased its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV - NYSE) to 27 percent. During that same month, Liberty Media Corporation spun off Starz Entertainment, primarily known for its premium movie channels, into its own subsidiary. In more »

  • Don't Overlook This Cheap Stock

    By Madhu Dube - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: LMCA, P, SIRI

    The recently released data for the US auto sales caught the investor's attention over various sectors associated with it. March 2013 sales of 1.47 million units bring the total quarterly sales figure to 3.7 million units, leading to a 7% growth as compared to last year. This indicates some positivity for radio service provider, SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI). The growth of this company is closely more »

  • The (Ma)lone Ranger Strikes Again

    By Robert Hanley - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: CHTR, LMCA, SIRI

    John Malone’s Liberty Media (NASDAQ: LMCA) empire has been doing deals at a feverish pace lately, with a recent spinoff of its Starz programming network and the acquisition of a majority stake in Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI). In its latest deal, the company’s founder returned to his roots with a $2.6 billion purchase of a major stake in regional cable provider Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR). So more »

  • Is Liberty Media Eyeing Full Control of Charter?

    By Shas Dey - March 24, 2013 | Tickers: CHTR, LMCA, VIA

    Trading in Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) shares was halted last Monday when the stock experienced an upward move of more than 8% on news of a possible purchase by John Malone’s Liberty Media (NASDAQ: LMCA). A formal announcement came the next day stating that Liberty Media will invest approximately $2.617 billion in Charter for a 27.3% stake.

    Liberty Media will buy approximately 26.9 million shares at more »

  • New Stock Purchases in Tom Gayner’s $2.4 Billion Fund

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: AHGP, ACI, BG, LMCA, RFP, STRZA

    Markel Gayner Asset Management is the investment division subsidiary of Markel Corp. and is headed up by Tom Gayner, who also spends his time as the CIO of Markel. The fund is directed by the SEC to release its holdings every quarter in a document known as a 13F filing. We look forward to the release of these filings, as we use them to create proprietary, retail-friendly strategies that have more »

  • Mega-Investor Murray Stahl’s Top Picks for 2013

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: AN, BAM, HHC, JAH, LMCA

    At Insider Monkey, we track 450 of the world's most elite hedge funds. By focusing on their best investments, we've developed strategies that have generated market-beating returns, historically speaking. For more than a decade, our small-cap strategy beat the market by 18% in our back tests, and since sharing these picks with the public six months ago, it has outpaced the S&P 500 by more than 20 more »

  • And The Winners Are...!!!

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: LMCA, STRZA, TWX, DIS, WTW

    The Super Bowl generates lots of stock ideas: electronics, commercials, and snack stocks, among others. But for many cinephiles and fashionistas, the Oscars are the Super Bowl -- with only slightly more coherent winner interviews.

    The Silver Linings Portfolio Playbook

    My "Silver Linings" playbook for post-Oscar stock price appreciation includes Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). Disney was a big winner with best animated short for Paperman, and best animated full-length feature for more »

  • Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund’s ‘Fab Five’ for 2013

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: CTRP, EQIX, GOOG, LMCA, DIS

    In collaboration with MarketWatch, we at Insider Monkey have created the Billionaire Hedge Fund Index, which tracks the consensus stock picks of the world’s foremost hedge fund managers. In 2012 alone, our index returned 24.3%, outpacing the S&P 500 by 8%. More impressively, our small-cap strategy has historically beaten the market by 18% a year, proving that there are plenty of ways to generate outperformance if you more »

  • Will This Concert Promoter Finally Become Profitable?

    By Matthew Frankel - February 12, 2013 | Tickers: GRPN, LMCA, LYV

    Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s largest promoter of live concerts in the world, and is the result of the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster.  Although revenues have been consistently increasing, Live Nation has not had a profitable year since 2004, and as a result, the stock hasn’t done too much.  Quite frankly, with eight consecutive years in the red, shareholders should be happy more »

  • Billionaire Steve Cohen Tops Warren Buffett In Starz

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 6, 2013 | Tickers: CBS, CMCSA, LMCA, STRZA, TWC

    Billionaire investor and founder of SAC Capital, Steve Cohen, has topped fellow billionaire Warren Buffett as one of Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA)'s biggest fund owners. Cohen has disclosed a 2,000% increase from the number of Starz shares he owned at the end of the third quarter, going from only owning 286,927 to over 6.3 million shares, or 5.7% of the company. At the end of the more »

  • Sirius XM Earnings Preview: Great Progress, Can They Keep It Up?

    By Matthew Frankel - February 4, 2013 | Tickers: LMCA, P, SIRI | Editor's Choice

    In 2008, Sirius and XM merged to create Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), which provides satellite radio service to about 23 million subscribers.  Around the time of the merger, there was rampant skepticism about the viability of satellite radio as a business, and some analysts and reporters were predicting the company’s imminent demise.  Bear in mind, this was during the same time period that all you heard from the more »

  • Can You Invest Like John Malone?

    By Robert Hanley - January 25, 2013 | Tickers: LINTA, LMCA, SIRI, STRZA

    Like him or hate him, John Malone has built a multimedia empire by taking controlling interests in growing companies, eliminating competition through acquisitions, and taking full advantage of the federal tax code.  In the process, he has built a multibillion dollar fortune, although he has annoyed a few competitors and regulators along the way.  While investors could try to emulate his strategy, duplicating his returns would be difficult for a more »

  • Will a Cable Network Buy This Spin-Off?

    By Mike Thiessen - January 22, 2013 | Tickers: CBS, LMCA, STRZA, VIAB

    Barely one month after being spun off from Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Media Group (NASDAQ: LMCA), Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA) appears to be shopping itself to interested buyers. Although the terms of any potential deal remain hazy, the company fully expects to be purchased by another media company during 2013. Possible buyers include media giants like CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), Time Warner Corporation (TWX) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB). Meanwhile, Starz began trading more »