Publishing – Newspapers

(WPO) The Washington Post Company – Bull of the Day

The Washington Post’s (WPO) top and bottom lines surpassed the Zacks expectations in the fourth quarter of 2011. The quarterly earnings of $8.75 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.36 (but...

29Mar2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company Earnings Beat Expectations – Profit Drops

The New York Times Company (NYT) recently posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 45 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents, but dropped 2.2%...

3Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company Earnings Preview

The New York Times Company (NYT), the publisher of The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2011 financial...

3Feb2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WPO) The Washington Post Company – Bull of the Day

The Washington Post Co.’s (WPO) top and bottom lines surpassed Zacks’ expectations in the third quarter of 2011. The quarterly earnings of $5.27 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.85....

9Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) Publishing Industry Stock Review – September 2011 – Industry Outlook

The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. The economic downturn came in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making...

28Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WPO) Washington Post Company Earnings Beat Estimates

The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently posted second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of $5.92 per share marked a substantial decrease from $11.04 delivered in the prior-year...

22Aug2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Beats Expectations but Profit Dips

The New York Times Company (NYT) recently posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 14 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 10 cents, but dropped 22.2%...

7Aug2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company Finds Buyers for Fenway

The New York Times Company (NYT), one of the leading diversified media company has finally got buyers for its minority stake in the Fenway Sports Group. The newspaper publisher in a marathon sale process was...

5Jul2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(GCI) Gannett to Slash Headcount

Gannett Company Inc. (GCI) grappling with sluggish economic recovery and a slump in advertising demand plans to lower its headcount by 700 employees or 2% of its work force at its U.S. Community Publishing...

22Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WPO) Kaplan Division Teams with TTS

Kaplan Learning Technologies, a business division of Kaplan, recently announced that it has entered into a partnership with TrainingToolSite.com (TTS).  Kaplan is a pioneer in education services and a part of The Washington Post Company (

19Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) Publishing Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook

The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This downturn followed a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news online for free, making the print-advertising...

14Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) Publishing Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook

The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the recent global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This downturn followed a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news online for free, making the print-advertising...

11Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company Misses by a Penny

The New York Times Company (NYT) recently posted lower-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results, reflecting sagging advertising and circulation revenues. The quarterly earnings of 2 cents a share missed the...

1May2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) New York Times Company Earnings Report Misses by a Penny

The New York Times Company (NYT) recently posted lower-than-expected first-quarter 2011 results, reflecting sagging advertising and circulation revenues. The quarterly earnings of 2 cents a share missed the...

26Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company First Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview

The New York Times Company (NYT), a diversified media conglomerate, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2011 financial results before the bell on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The current Zacks Consensus...

25Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) New York Times Company Says “Time to Pay”

The much-awaited pricing system for The New York Times Company’s (NYT) NYTimes.com is knocking at the door with a March 28, 2011 launch date in the United States and worldwide....

21Mar2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) New York Times’ Third Quarter 2010 Outlook Disappoints

The ongoing slump in advertising market continues to weigh upon The New York Times Company (NYT), the publisher of The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe and 15 other daily...

17Oct2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company Earnings Report Beats The Street

The New York Times Company (NYT) recently posted better-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results that topped Zacks’ expectations. The quarterly earnings of 18 cents a share surpassed the Zacks Consensus...

2Aug2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) New York Times Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating

We recently initiated our coverage on The New York Times Company (NYT) with a Neutral rating and a target price of $11.00. The diversified media company’s portfolio includes newspapers, Internet businesses...

28Jun2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company’s Earnings Jump

The New York Times Company (NYT) has posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results that topped Zacks expectations on the heels of significant cost-cutting measures, newspaper price increase and improving...

22Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(GCI) Gannett Incorporated – Earnings Surprised for the 4th Quarter in a Row

Gannett Inc. (GCI) is in a sector most investors have loved to hate in the last few years: media. But with a forward P/E of just 8.2, the stock has attractive value characteristics.

It is also a Zacks...

21Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(GCI) Gannett Company Earnings Report Exceeds Expectations

Gannett Company, Inc. (GCI), the publisher of the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper USA Today, recently posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2010 results buoyed by effective cost-cutting...

18Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) New York Times Company Lowers Stake in New England Sports Ventures

The New York Times Company (NYT), a diversified media company, recently declared the sale of a portion of its minor stake in New England Sports Ventures (NESV) to Henry F. McCance, Chairman of Greylock Partners,...

5Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WPO) The Washington Post Company Earnings Jump

The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently reported fourth-quarter 2009 results. Quarterly earnings jumped to $8.71 per share from $2.01 reported in the prior-year quarter.

However, excluding one-time...

28Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company Tops Expectations

The New York Times Company (NYT) recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results buoyed by significant cost-cutting measures, newspaper price increase, and improving trends in the advertising...

12Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) Heavy Earnings Reports Continue – Earnings Preview

Earnings Preview 2/5/10

While the bulk of earnings reports are in, there are still many to go, and next week we still have a heavy earnings calendar with a total or 462 firms scheduled to report. Some...

8Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(GCI) Gannett Tops Earnings Consensus

Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI), the publisher of the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper USA Today, recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2009 results buoyed by effective cost-cutting measures...

1Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(WPO) The Washington Post Company Ups Dividend

The Washington Post Company (WPO) recently boosted shareholders’ dividend by 4.7%. The Board of Directors has approved an increase in the annual dividend to $9.00 (or $2.25 quarterly) from $8.60 per share...

23Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(NYT) The New York Times Company to Charge Web Readers

The New York Times Company (NYT) may soon be charging readers for its online content, which will bring the media conglomerate at par with the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

In an effort...

19Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(MNI) Publishing Industry Stock Review – January 2010 – Industry Outlook

The publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenue, and the global economic meltdown has worsened the situation. This comes in the wake of a longer-term secular decline as more readers choose to get news free online, thereby making the print-advertising...

12Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued