Sotheby's

• Specialty Retail: 3 Great Buys

  By Michael Ugulini - January 16, 2013 | Tickers: PETM, BID, TSCO

  There's often value in retail entities that play to a very specific audience. These enterprises focus on targeted markets, not the broad retail market in all its general, one-size-fits-all mass-merchandising glory. Everyone desires general clothing items, a loaf of bread, and today, maybe even those omega-3 enriched eggs we hear so much about. Companies like Wal-Mart, Kroger, and others are doing quite well delivering what consumers want in this more »

• Is the World a Bargain Here?

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - October 18, 2012 | Tickers: COST, BID, TIF

  You can buy the finest wines, art, and jewelry here. Their buyers traverse the world to find, taste, and appraise some of the luxurious items that would cost much, much more at galleries, auction houses, and tony jewelers. Their head wine buyer, Annette Alvarez-Peters, is one of the most influential names in the wine business worldwide. She travels to Australia, France, California, Italy wherever she thinks she can make a more »

• 4 Old Places to Stash New Money

  By Demitri Kalogeropoulos - September 28, 2012 | Tickers: KO, HNZ, LOW, BID, TRLA

  Despite worries about the death of the IPO, the appetite on Wall Street for untested companies with limited business histories is still strong. After shunning the Zynga and Facebook debuts, investors welcomed real estate research provider Trulia (NYSE: TRLA) to the market last week. Shares jumped 30% in their first day of trading. 

  In weighing whether to join that frenzy, readers of Trulia's IPO filing could review just a more »

• Is Sothebys a Good Stock to Bid On?

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 16, 2012 | Tickers: COH, KORS, SIG, BID, TIF

  Shares of Sothebys (NYSE: BID) are, as of this writing, going for just under $36 per share, a price that is 19% above the price from the beginning of the year. This places the stock at a slight outperformance of the market (though sharp declines toward the end of last year actually mean that the price is down compared to a year ago). The $2.4 billion market cap auctioneer more »

• Sotheby's: Is The Highest of High End Still Working?

  By AnnaLisa Kraft - August 7, 2012 | Tickers: COH, SKS, BID, TIF

  Are the One Percenters still buying art and collectibles? Is the high end of the barbell trade still working? On Aug. 7, Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID), the world famous auctioneer, reports and should tell the tale of how the richest of the rich feel about the global economy.

  The Pulse of the Wealthiest

  Sotheby’s is a somewhat volatile stock moving closely with the fortunes of the stock market and more »

• Picasso Premium's and Investing

  By Peter Pham - May 10, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, BCE, VNM, RCI, BID

   With the sale of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to the two biggest media companies in Canada, Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) and Bell Canada (NYSE: BCE) in December for $1.3 billion they now each have a major stake in the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the Vancouver Canucks (Rogers) and the Montreal Canadiens (Bell).  Their media oligopoly in Canada now extends to the most valuable brand in the more »

• Is Sotheby's Overvalued?

  By Bobby Fisher - March 14, 2012 | Tickers: COH, JWN, BID, TIF

  Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) shares fell nine percent based on quarterly results as net income came in 21 cents below target ($1.04 actual per share versus $1.25 estimated) and auction and related revenue fell 11 percent. Even since Sotheby’s price has recovered to $37, this stock is still trading well below its prior trading range. Is Sotheby’s on sale or is it a value trap that more »

• Price The Market Part 7

  By Glen Bradford - December 8, 2011 | Tickers: BAC, IGT, JCI, KSS, BID, IPG

  Hi, my name is Glen Bradford. I am taking the time to price the S&P500 because I believe it to be worth my time.