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(LGF) Lions Gate Entertainment Sells Maple Pictures
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) recently announced the sale of its Canadian distributor Maple Pictures to the Alliance group for approximately $38.5 million.
The deal subject to the approval by...
(LGF) Activist Investors Are Ready to Fight in 2011
by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U’s Senior Analyst
Wednesday,...
(LGF) Lions Gate Entertainment – Bear of the Day
Lions Gate’s (LGF) third-quarter 2010 quarterly loss of $0.55 per share was far below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a net loss of $0.22.
The company’s net loss per share did improve from...
(LGF) Carl Icahn: A Lion at the Gate?
Seventy-four-year-old Carl Icahn has been on the Wall Street scene awhile. Aside from amassing a significant fortune as an “activist investor” over the past several decades by purchasing large shares of publicly traded companies and winning seats on the boards...
(CNK) Cinemark Holdings Incorporated – Revenue Was Up 32% From Last Year
Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CNK) recently hit a new 52-week high just above $17 on strong Q4 results from late February that pushed estimates higher.
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Cinemark...
(CNK) Cinemark Holdings Incorporated – Outsized Gains From Latin America
Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CNK) just hit a new 52-week high at $15.28 in response to the compamny’s strong Q3 resulte from early November that saw outsized gains from Latin America.
Company...
(LGF) Viacom Speeds Up Epix Distribution
Viacom Inc. (VIAB) has accelerated the distribution of Epix, its next-generation multiplatform premium entertainment channel. Epix is a three-way venture among Paramount Pictures of Viacom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
(LGF) Lions Gate Entertainment’s Earnings Beat Consensus – Revenues Climb
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) recently reported better-than-expected second quarter results. Total revenues climbed 3% year on year to $393.7 million driven by robust performance at television production...
(LGF) Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation Raises Debt
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation (LGF), the movie production and distribution company, recently declared that its wholly owned subsidiary Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. entered into an agreement to sell $236 million of senior notes that will be repaid in...
(MVL) Marvel Bought by Disney and Stock Runs
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (MVL) shares rallied after the news of its acquisition by Walt Disney Company (DIS) hit the market. The shares of Marvel jumped to close at $48.37 on August 31, 2009 — up nearly...
(DWA) Dreamworks Animation SKG – Share Price Doubled in the Last 4 Months
Dreamworks Animation SKG (DWA) announced a strategic production adjustment during its recent Q2 earnings call that the company expects to facilitate significant cost savings starting in 2010.
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(DWA) DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.: Stock of the Day
Judith Martin, The Investment U Research Team
One o’clock...
How Did Millions Of Investors Get It So Wrong?
by Alexander Green, Advisory Panelist
Over the past five months, world stock markets have...
(DWA) DreamWorks Animation SKG – Stock of the Day
Judith Martin, The Investment U Research Team
For less...
(LGF) A Quick Look at Lionsgate Films
Every now and then I like to give guest authors a chance to share their views either on the stocks that I already cover, or names that I don’t, but that I feel would benefit my readers.
Some of these author’s viewpoints agree with mine, and some don’t.
I...