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May 3, 2019
Energy Earnings Roundup
Image Source: Exxon Mobil Corporation -- First quarter 2019 earnings presentation. 
May 2, 2019
Mortgage REITs Floundering, More Reports
In alphabetical order by company name: NLY, CAKE, CLX, CVS, EL, PBI, PSA, QCOM, O, SMG.
May 2, 2019
Occidental Petroleum, Backed by Buffett’s Financial Firepower, Makes a Go At Anadarko Petroleum in an Affront to Chevron
Image Source: Occidental Petroleum Corp -- IR presentation. The bidding war over Anadarko Petroleum is heating up with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offering to invest $10.0 billion in a new 8% preferred issue from Occidental Petroleum, along with warrants to purchase up to 80 million shares of OXY at $62.50, if the energy company successfully acquires Anadarko. Occidental is bidding against Chevron because both firms want Anadarko’s Permian Basin acreage, but the leverage Occidental would take on the fund the deal would be extremely onerous in our view.
Apr 30, 2019
Apple Soars! Enterprise (Universal) Valuation Matters
Image: Apple's shares have soared since the beginning of this year. We have maintained our fair value estimate of $222 per share following its fiscal second-quarter results, released April 30. 
Apr 30, 2019
Top-Weighted Visa Leaps to Mid-$160s, More Earnings Reports
Image: Visa has been the top-weighted idea in the Best Ideas Newsletter for as long as we can remember. In December 2017, when we migrated to weighting ranges for ideas in the newsletter portfolio, the company's "weight" was 8.6%. The image above shows its performance relative to the S&P 500 since then. Source (pdf).
Apr 26, 2019
Facebook Was Textbook, Intel Still About Fairly Valued After Weakness
Image: Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio holding Facebook's stock has advanced 56% since it bottomed in December. This is yet another textbook execution of the Valuentum Buying Index, a strong breakout of the downtrend on a significantly undervalued stock. See also the example with Apple on page 241 in Value Trap: Theory of Universal Valuation.
Apr 26, 2019
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending April 26
Let's take a look at companies that raised/lowered their dividend this week.
Apr 25, 2019
Norfolk Southern Impresses But Sustained Dividend Growth is Doubtful
While Norfolk Southern posted a solid first quarter earnings report and continued to showcase real operational improvement, an onerous net debt load combined with the long-term decline of coal in America puts its dividend growth trajectory in doubt.
Apr 24, 2019
Facebook Surges! Microsoft, Visa, PayPal Quarterly Reports Solid
Facebook did not disappoint after the close April 24. Shares are surging after hours. We continue to value the company at nearly $230 per share. Microsoft, Visa and PayPal quarterly reports were solid, too.
Apr 24, 2019
Earnings Reports Flying In!
Earnings reports are flying in. We thought Air Products', Hasbro's, and Lockheed's quarterly updates were standouts.


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