This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Consider exiting 25% of NOK position right here around $4.02. This is based on review of MSFT’s earnings. NOK has tied its future to MSFT Windows phone operating system. There is still a strong possibility of NOK being acquired. This is simply a tactical call to reduce the position size
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. NOK earnings were below consensus expectations. Our thesis for holding NOK is not earnings in the short-term but a longer term play on either NOK being bought out by Microsoft or Windows phone catching more traction. If the current trends continue,
Early Friday Samsung issued a sales and earnings outlook for the second quarter of 2013. The Korean firm’s estimate for sales is 56 – 58 trillion won and the estimate for operating profits is 9.3 – 9.7 trillion won. These numbers represent an 18% increase in sales and 44% increase in operating
After carefully studying BlackBerry’s (BBRY) financial results released this morning and listening to the conference call, my conclusion is that the chances of BlackBerry being bought just dropped dramatically. A major support under BlackBerry shares has been the prospect of a buyout. Unless there is some new information, BlackBerry shares
It appears the next big thing in smartphones is coming neither from Samsung nor Apple but from Google . Last week at All Things D, Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola, announced Moto X. Moto X may turn out to be the next big thing in smartphones because of the emphasis on making
There are days when price action in stocks provides more information than usual, all one has to do is to observe while leaving opinions at the door. Tuesday was one of those days. There were major announcements from BlackBerry as well as Nokia and Apple AAPL stock fell precipitously in the afternoon. There were
On Monday, Samsung made a 5G announcement promising download of 3D movies in seconds. Samsung did the most masterful job of spinning a test for the maximum public relations impact that I have seen in a long time. Samsung served up such a sumptuous treat to the media who seem
On Wednesday after the markets closed, Qualcomm QCOM reported earnings. Buried in Qualcomm’s results is bad news for Apple AAPL, BlackBerry and Nokia . Qualcomm owns intellectual property related to code division multiple access (CDMA). This technology is behind many of today’s wireless networks. Qualcomm also provides chip sets for mobile devices. Since Qualcomm licenses the technology
Quarterly earnings from Apple for the three months ended March 30 come out Tuesday after the market closes. Unlike in prior quarters, there is not a high probability scenario that can be laid out with any degree of confidence ahead of earnings. Acting on Apple stock ahead of earnings this
Apple became the largest company in the world by market capitalization on the strength of innovation in mobile phones. Fortunately for Apple, the last several years there has been a consumer trend to treat their phones as status symbols or fashion accessories. This kind of consumer behavior has also been