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  • The Perfect Stock for a Bull Market

    By Ted Cooper - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: DWA, SNI, DIS

    The run-up in the stock market has eliminated nearly all great bargains, but many stocks remain sanely-priced and could easily reach insane prices, should the bull market continue. Disney (NYSE: DIS) is one such company. Although it has run up to over $65 per share after starting the year at $50, the stock still trades at a decent price for investors looking to get fully invested in this bull market more »

  • These Stocks Still Entertain Investors

    By Austin Higgins - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: DISCA, SNI, VIA

    The entertainment industry is a fickle one. Yesterday’s star is sometimes today’s loser. This can be true with entertainment stocks, as well. Three entertainment companies posted earnings the first week of May. This is what investors need to know about their earnings and what is to come. 

    Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) operates a number of popular television channels including the Food Network, Home and Garden Television, and more »

  • Viacom’s Next Growth Drivers?

    By Damon Churchwell - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: DISCA, SNI, VIAB

    Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) has nearly always had catalysts in the works, be it in the cable television or film arena, which surpassed expectations and gave a jumpstart to its profitability. Namely, MTV’s Jersey Shore and the numerous Paramount / DreamWorks Animation collaborations, such as the Transformers films, have provided support to earnings. Last year ended on a soft note as Nickelodeon continued an ongoing slump and film receipts were unimpressive more »

  • An Attractive Investment in an Overheated Market

    By Ted Cooper - February 16, 2013 | Tickers: DISCA, DWA, SNI, DIS, YHOO

    Yahoo! recently interviewed a 16-year old actress-turned-day trader who apparently had a pretty good year in 2012. Among other nuggets, she advised viewers to buy what they like and sell what they don't like.

    That a 16-year-old day trader is giving out "investing" advice should come as welcome news to permabulls -- it is a clear sign that we are in the early stages of a stock market bubble. Imagine more »

  • Why You Should Watch these Cable Broadcasters

    By Damon Churchwell - January 31, 2013 | Tickers: DISCA, SNI, STRZA, VIAB

    A migration of broadcast TV viewers to cable has helped certain companies enjoy solid earnings growth and stock price appreciation. The winners in this race will continue to be not only those networks owners that generate increased advertising demand through ratings increases, but the ones expanding their audiences by way of greater distribution and those that command higher affiliate fees.

    Something Old and Something New

    On that note, we have more »

  • Bringing Home The Bacon

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - December 17, 2012 | Tickers: DISCA, SNI, VIA, DIS

    Mmmm, bacon!! Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) is bringing "United States of Bacon" to your home, a reality food show about outrageous bacon offerings across America. Discovery is the number one non-fiction content provider globally with over 1.8 billion viewers in 209 countries and 45 languages. 

    Discovery really has been bringing home the bacon to shareholders the last two years as the stock price has doubled since 2010 and is more »

  • Technology Leads to More Cooking – and Even More Sports

    By Nick Slepko - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: MSO, RGC, SNI, TUP, DIS

    “Whether it’s the restaurant or the supermarket or the kitchen supply shop, it’s hard to think of sector that is more commercialized and more replete with entrepreneurship and innovation.  It is all monetized. … Quality customers are often more important to a restaurant than a quality chef.”

    Professor Tyler Cowen’s recent book, An Economist Gets Lunch, is his latest success at illustrating “markets in everything” – and like his more »

  • Should You Buy This Network?

    By Steve Van - November 14, 2012 | Tickers: CBS, SNI, DIS

    When I discussed Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) in my first Fool post in April, the company’s shares were trading around $49.  At that time, Scripps’ shares had handily outperformed the S&P 500 after being spun off from E.W. Scripps in 2008.  Since then, things only got better as shares jumped by almost 30% to just under $64 in late October before settling to the recent price more »

  • It's Not a Good Thing

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - November 13, 2012 | Tickers: JCP, M, MSO, MDP, SNI

    Martha Stewart, the food and decor icon, always ended her eponymous shows with the tagline, "It's a good thing" but her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) is not the good thing it may have been in the past. From its highs in the mid-$30's to its recent 52 week low $2.74 the stock has been pulverized just like the spices Martha grinds with more »

  • Get Real, People!!

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - November 8, 2012 | Tickers: DISCA, SNI, VIA

    There is a lot of content available for your viewing pleasure out there. Despite the relatively few videos that go viral on YouTube, most people are used to slightly better production values, even if it's reality TV. Who are the beneficiaries of this need for voyeurism? Not the telecom carriers or the cable delivery systems; it's the content providers and the ones flying under the radar that are more »

  • Is Morgan Stanley Right About This Broadcast Company?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 26, 2012 | Tickers: CBS, CMCSA, NWSA, SNI, DIS

    Morgan Stanley analysts have recently been making the case that CBS (NYSE: CBS) is undervalued, setting a price target of $40 per share. The closest thing to a publicly traded broadcast and cable network- with NBC, ABC, and Fox properties all under the umbrellas of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Disney (NYSE: DIS), and News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) respectively- is up 22% so far this year, outperforming the broader market indices. We more »

  • Robert Iger and Other Disney Insiders are Selling their Shares

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 16, 2012 | Tickers: DISCA, NWSA, SNI, TWX, DIS

    The largest media company in the world, the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), generated over $40 billion in revenues in 2011, while growing year-over-year earnings by 24 percent to $2.52.  In the first quarter of this year, the company beat the Street’s EPS estimates, reporting an EPS of $0.80, boosted by increased cable network success and better-than-expected revenues from Disney theme parks and resorts.  Over the past more »

  • Invest in Food & Shelter TV

    By Steve Van - April 12, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, CBS, NFLX, SNI, SSP, DIS

    Food Network and Home & Garden Television, which consistently rank among the top 15 in audience ratings for all U.S.cable networks, are the only U.S.cable franchises that devote their entire programming to lifestyle subjects.  They are the flagship channels owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: SNI) and together they contribute more than 70% of revenue for the company which has developed a very profitable and high more »

  • Discovery Discovers Flat Growth

    By Eric Volkman - February 17, 2012 | Tickers: CMCSA, DISCA, SNI, TWX

    It happens to every decent company sooner or later; a period of healthy growth slows to a time of flat results. Such is the case with cable TV concern Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA). It’s just announced 4Q and full-year 2011 results and they’re splendid, with lots of double-digit pluses (or near enough) in the year-on-year growth column. Net profit was way up (almost 70% to $1.1 billion more »

  • Scripps Avoids the Sharks

    By Eric Volkman - January 17, 2012 | Tickers: DISCA, SNI, TWX, VIAB

    Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) undoubtedly disappointed a few M&A players when it announced last year its authorization of a large-scale share buyback of $1 billion, with the apparent aim of keeping the bulk of its ownership in-house. The buyback was a big move given that the company only had $794 million in cash at the end of the quarter before the announcement was made. SNI must really be more »

  • Price The Market Part 11

    By Glen Bradford - December 11, 2011 | Tickers: PHM, RSH, ROST, SNI, SHLD, SHW

    Hi, my name is Glen Bradford and I recently decided to price the S&P500. This is my story.