One need not go so far as to say that all reasoning begins in privileged insights,
as some analysts do.
Not exact matches
Nintendo realizes this, of course,
as do analysts who cover the video game industry.
But the truth is I started
as a research
analyst where you have to motivate yourself every day because no one is going to
do it for you.
Amid some debate, it has become increasingly clear that Apple's $ 999 iPhone X didn't sell
as well
as many
analysts expected.
But
as we have seen with other categories, that doesn't mean Amazon won't try again, and they should,»
analyst Brian Nowak wrote in a note to clients Thursday.
And if it
did increase, then that could mean Netflix's subscriber base has not grown
as quickly
as it led
analysts to believe.
«They
did not keep their basketball offerings updated enough and at the same time we went through a fashion shift away from basketball
as the preferred fashion shoe in the United States, so it was a double whammy,» said NPD
analyst Matt Powell.
Some
analysts believe this has helped keep wage gains stagnant even
as the jobless rate has fallen because employers don't have to raise wages
as much to retain talent when there is less employee turnover.
IDC doesn't have a line on actual Apple Watch sales from Apple's own retail stores and gets its information from «great sources in the supply chain
as well
as analysts around the world who gather local information,» according to
analyst Jitesh Ubrani, who spoke to Fortune.
«The reality is that film doesn't matter nearly
as much to the stocks of media conglomerates
as it previously had,» wrote Barclays Capital
analysts Anthony DiClemente and George Hawkey in a report earlier this year.
While most
analysts don't think the price of oil will plummet anytime soon, any downward movement will ultimately cascade to other sectors of the Alberta economy
as investment in the sector slows, McColl cautions.
What the
analysts and economists have
done is confuse the former for the latter in seeing the relentless upward march of asset valuations
as a sign of «economic recovery.»
Though he didn't share many more details on the three upcoming computers, Mark Gurman noted in his Bloomberg piece that
analysts expect Apple to eventually develop its primary CPUs on its own, and drop Intel
as a processor vendors.
«Anytime operations aren't going
as planned,» says Sanford C. Bernstein
analyst Sara Senatore, «at some point the buck
does stop with the CEO.»
«The scale that they are putting toward this
as well
as the amount of investment we are
doing to support it are consistent with that,» Box CEO Aaron Levie told Fortune after the company's
analyst briefing.
«While this could be viewed
as a negative we note the fact that Apple sales came inline with expectations
as did the iPhone units shows that the legacy iPhone are
doing well in emerging markets,»
analyst Jim Suva wrote in a note to clients Wednesday.
Medicis spends upwards of $ 70 million a year on R&D,
as does Valeant, and Pearson is optimistic on its earning potential, telling
analysts, «You can't count on it until it gets approved.
Heidi Shey, a senior
analyst at Forrester who studies the cyber insurance space, says insurers are in an excited «land - grab» state, gobbling up
as many customers
as they can because insurers believe most businesses will not file a claim, or there could be a cyber event that doesn't get covered due to an exemption, such
as human error, credit card fraud, or email fraud.
One of the first things Pearson
did as CEO was merge Valeant with Biovail, another troubled drug maker, and move its headquarters to Laval, Que., to take advantage of Canada's more favourable corporate tax regime, a move
analysts still applaud.
Analysts don't follow it
as closely
as some other companies, but most of the people who
do pay attention to the business have buy ratings on it.
Neha Mahajan, IDC senior research
analyst of devices and displays, referred to U.S. PC market
as having a «strong last quarter of the year» partly because of «impressive growth in the retail PC segment,» which IDC didn't elaborate on.
Economic
analysts have suggested that this may violate World Trade Organization standards
as it not only incentivizes exports,
as many countries» value added tax systems
do, but also incentivizes domestic production.
The Goldman intern, who will be returning to the bank this summer
as a full - time
analyst, told us how he
did it.
FFO
as Adjusted: A supplemental non-GAAP measure that the company believes is more reflective of its core operating performance and provides investors and
analysts an additional measure to compare the company's performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we
do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.
Indeed, much of what Whitman has accomplished over the last five years involved reversing what her predecessors
did — or unlocking value,
as so many financial
analysts call it.
Twitter is not seeing a boost in business from the «Trump effect» despite the president's active tweeting,
as advertisers steer clear of the platform so their brands don't get targeted,
analyst Richard Kramer said on Thursday.
During a call with
analysts and investors, Costco's CFO said, «
As it relates to the publicity and the news and the noise around Amazon and Whole Foods, all we can
do is perform.»
Virtual reality is certainly a big advancement, both technologically and for the entertainment industry, but
analysts warn that despite the anticipated media blitz and proclamations that 2016 is the year of VR (and, perhaps, augmented reality
as well, depending on what Microsoft
does with Hololens), it's going to be a slow start.
As Feinstein wrote on Lux's
analyst blog, «Downstream participants like SolarCity, SunRun, and Verengo are expanding operations in the U.S. Installers, developers, and integrators are poised to capitalize on U.S. market growth, and in
doing so, will succeed where Solyndra failed.»
If chip stocks
do fall, the
analyst said, he would recommend shares of Micron
as he's more bullish on DRAM's supply - demand fundamentals compared with the flash memory business.
Though more bullish on some names, the
analyst did issue some downgrades
as well.
We
do not believe VZ [Verizon] sees Canada's fourth operator
as attractive based on the track record, the lack of spectrum and inferior network,» wrote Scotiabank
analyst Jeff Fan in a note to clients.
As Morningstar
analyst Stephen Ellis has pointed out, «$ 102 billion of capital is now allocated to strategies that didn't exist at the time of its 2007 IPO.»
We don't yet know much about why Amazon is buying Whole Foods» fleet of 461 stores
as Bezos and his management team declined to hold a conference call with Wall Street
analysts and members of the media.
If you're in the market for fax, «It
does make sense to ask them about voice
as well right now,» says Davidson, the fax industry
analyst.
Bitmain likely took in the same operating profits
as chipmaker Nvidia
did last year, Bernstein
analysts estimate.
The
analyst said that meat snacks, popcorn and granola bars have been
doing so well that Hershey may have been inspired to acquire brands like KRAVE and SkinnyPop
as a result.
«This growing gap will pose increasing competitive challenges for institutions that
do not have the resources to invest in facilities, financial aid and other strategic initiatives at the same level
as their wealthier counterparts,» wrote Pranav Sharma, the report's lead
analyst.
Ahead of Apple's earnings report,
analyst Tim Lesko says he doesn't expect the technology giant to suffer the same fate
as the PC or Blackberry.
«While it won't cost motorists
as much
as it
did during 2011 - 2014, it will cost them millions more every day versus last year,» said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum
analyst for GasBuddy.com.
Concerns the banking sector is headed towards more challenging times didn't appear to be quite
as evident
as some
analysts had anticipated before the quarterly reports began earlier this week.
Despite the change, BlackBerry
did not follow up with a significant change in strategy, and the stock price continues to suffer
as a result, said James Moorman, an
analyst for S&P Capital IQ.
Herman Saftlas, an
analyst with S&P Capital IQ, says that the elderly use twice
as many medications
as young people
do.
«Though there could be some industrial logic to the speculated Time Warner - AT & T combination (similar to Comcast - NBC Universal in hindsight), we believe the upfront financial benefits
do not seem
as readily apparent,» Kannan Venkateshwar and Amir Rozwadowski,
analysts at Barclays, wrote in a recent report on the possible deal.
Heather Hopkins, a senior market
analyst for Hitwise, explained in a blog post why she chose to focus on loyalty: «A few weeks ago when I posted my blog entry about Facebook being the largest news reader, I received a few comments and e-mails noting that visitors aren't
as valuable if they don't come back.
«Although ExxonMobil would the ideal candidate since a split could unlock the most value, it is the least likely to
do so,
as management is convinced that the integrated model will serve it in the future
as it has in the past,» says Fadel Gheit, the energy
analyst at Oppenheimer.
But
as the
analysts note, Nintendo may have a secret weapon Sega didn't have.
But Baird and other
analysts have pointed out that many international markets don't have the same kind of broadband penetration
as the U.S.
does, so Netflix may be less attractive to consumers there than it is at home.
As analysts noted, those numbers don't show how many prescriptions were actually filled, but, in another positive sign, the med hit the market with coverage from two pharmacy benefits managers that together account for 25 % of the overall U.S. coverage universe, Credit Suisse
analyst Vamil Divan says.
The tech giant continued to benefit from booming iPhone sales during the June period, but it didn't sell
as many
as analysts had expected.