FeedPosted Nov 14th 2009 2:10PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Wal-Mart (WMT), Walt Disney (DIS), Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), Applied Materials (AMAT), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Toll Brothers (TOL), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Blackstone Group L.P (BX), Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) lower Q3 results still topped expectations and sent shares higher.
- Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) posted much better-than-expected Q4 earnings, the first profit in a year.
- AstraZeneca (AZN) received an analyst's downgrade due to concerns over its earnings prospects.
- Blackstone Group (BX) received an analyst's upgrade following the company's Q3 results.
- Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) widened its net loss in Q3 and revenue and same-stores sales declined.
- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) shares declined after its Q3 numbers fell short of expectations.
- Consolidated Water Co. Inc. (CWCO) earnings prospects for 2010 earned it an analyst upgrade.
Continue reading Earnings highlights: Abercrombie, Blockbuster, Disney, Macy's, Walmart ...
Posted Oct 15th 2009 11:00AM by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Private equity, Blackstone Group L.P (BX), Initial public offerings, Recession
Up until the credit crisis, private equity firms had it made. They had plenty of leverage to play with and could load up their acquisition targets with it. So, they could realize a fantastic return on equity, mitigate their own risks, and show that they were the studs of the Street.
Then, all that went away. Credit markets dried up, and private equity companies lost their acquisition fuel. The numbers aren't as big as they used to be, but it looks like the private equity market is back in action.
Continue reading Private equity biz back in action
Posted Oct 12th 2009 12:30PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Good news, Private equity, Options, Technical Analysis, Blackstone Group L.P (BX), Initial public offerings
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX - option chain) shares are rising today on reports that the buy-out firm is planning to unload a number of its portfolio companies, including TeamHealth, which provides outsourcing services for the health-care industry, and Merlin Entertainments Group, of Europe, which owns Legoland and Sea Life. Up to eight IPOs and five sales to private equity companies are in the works. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on BX.
Blackstone opened Monday at $15.50. In morning trading the stock hit a low of $15.50 and a high of $16.18. As of 11:15, BX was trading at $15.79 up 0.94 (6.3%). The chart for BX looks bullish.
Continue reading Blackstone (BX) planning to shed up to 13 companies
Posted Aug 17th 2009 6:30PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: China, Private equity, Blackstone Group L.P (BX)
According to the Wall Street Journal, China's government recently has pushed development of its local private-equity industry so that Chinese investors can get in on the country's private-equity deals. To that end, Chinese officials have tried to lure foreign money managers to raise funds from local investors.
Hong Kong-based First Eastern Investment Group, which plans to raise six billion yuan through a new wholly owned Shanghai subsidiary, and Asian brokerage CLSA Ltd., which plans to raise a 10 billion yuan fund through a joint-venture with state holding company Shanghai Guosheng Co., are just the latest to establish local-currency private-equity funds in Shanghai.
Continue reading Private equity heats up in China
Posted Aug 8th 2009 3:40PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, CBS Corp 'B' (CBS), Whole Foods Market (WFMI), Clorox Co (CLX), Duke Energy (DUK), Activision Inc (ATVI), Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), Blackstone Group L.P (BX)
Continue reading Earnings highlights: Blackstone, CBS, Humana, Playboy, Sirius, Whole Foods ...
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