“You can observe a lot by watching”- Yogi BerraAs Zillow shares climb to levels we previously never thought possible (amazingly in the absence of any material new news) we have spent...
READ MORE >In a surprise to no one at this point, ESI disclosed in an 8-K filing yesterday that the company’s Audit Committee in concert with the SEC Office of the Chief Accountant determined that the...
READ MORE >“Oracle is focused, focused like a laser on one goal over the next few years: becoming the number one company in Cloud computing's two most profitable segments: software-as-a-service, SaaS; and platform-as-a-service, PaaS.” · Larry...
READ MORE >It would be easy for us to simply dismiss PCLN’s proposed acquisition of OPEN for $103/share as an irrational bid and nothing more than another chilling sign of Internet bubble 2.0, but in no way would that approach improve our...
READ MORE >Rather than give you our usual initial diatribe, we’re going to present you with some quotes from ESI management over the past few years...
READ MORE >Yesterday we had the opportunity to tour the floor at the National Restaurant Association’s 2014 annual conference. We wanted to pass along some key observations from our time in the exhibit hall. As you might imagine given our...
READ MORE >“Just when they think they have the answers, I change the questions”Roddy PiperNo quote could better encapsulate the impact that the company’s press release on the renewal of its domestic TV rights fees...
READ MORE >“Well that escalated quickly…”Ron Burgundy, AnchormanIn what is likely to serve merely an appetizer for the main course of volatility that WWE shares are about to dole out over the next two trading days the stock witnessed a 10% intraday...
READ MORE >After the close today, ESI announced that the company has reached an agreement with College Portfolio Buyer LLC for a sale leaseback transaction. College Portfolio Buyer will purchase 24 ITT Tech locations for approximately...
READ MORE >Was it good enough? Time and time again that was the question we were attempting to answer in our conversations with investors after Zillow reported 1Q14 results and provided initial 2Q14 guidance yesterday. The trading action after hours...
READ MORE >In what surely has become an alarming trend for bulls on the stock, OPEN MISSED consensus revenue expectations for the fourth time in five quarters. We cannot think of another situation where a growth company so consistently fell...
READ MORE >For the past 6-9 months we’ve been screaming from the mountain tops (or this molehill depending on your perspective) that much of MCRS’s recent revenue growth has been largely a function of...
READ MORE >Make no mistake, TRLA is a stock that trades ENTIRELY off of operating metrics and relative valuation. For now, there are enough investors willing to value the company off price/revenue multiples so long as TRLA delivers...
READ MORE >Here we are on the eve of another earning season in the for-profit education space and it appears that all of the challenging trends the group faced for the Winter term still remained firmly entrenched during the Spring enrollment...
READ MORE >For more than a year now, we have been arguing that ESI might need to raise capital to shore up its liquidity position in light of the company’s deteriorating operating fundamentals and...
READ MORE >In the context of what has transpired in the broader Internet space over the past two weeks, Zillow shareholders have to be feeling pretty good about themselves, or at the very least quite fortunate. After all, the 8-10% sell-off in Z...
READ MORE >Heading into the release of initial subscriber numbers for the WWE Network our greatest fear was that the company would have a major technical issue with the video feed during Wrestlemania. That did not happen and for the most part, the event...
READ MORE >Was it really only 6-months ago that WWE shares were languishing at multi-year lows and trading 100-200,000 shares a day? My how things have changed. In a mere 180 days, WWE shares have now...
READ MORE >Earlier this week we had the opportunity to attend the Southeastern Acquirers Association annual conference. The event was largely attended by merchant acquirers, ISO’s, and hardware providers in the payment processing industry. While we...
READ MORE >It what has become standard practice for ESI, the company filed an 8-K last Friday after the market close which delivered more unfavorable news. If bulls are to be believed the latest development...
READ MORE >Stasis is MCRS’s best asset. That’s our grand takeaway from the company’s investor day. Otherwise, we can’t help but wonder how bulls on the stock feel about the company’s growth prospects and management team. Those who were...
READ MORE >We’re going to spare you any comments on WWE’s 4Q13 earnings results. If today’s stock price action is any guide, it appears investors have deemed them irrelevant. All eyes at this point are on two things: 1) the...
READ MORE >Well, now we know why…. In early December, TRLA announced a convertible notes offering which was eventually upsized to $200 million. The notes convert at $35.93/share, or roughly 2% below where TRLA shares closed yesterday. The timing of the notes offering...
READ MORE >It all sounds so intoxicating doesn’t it? To company management (and presumably bulls on the stock) Trulia is a leading rapidly growing mobile based residential real estate search platform integrated with a cloud based CRM system. How many investor...
READ MORE >Approximately three months ago we postulated that OPEN’s EPS in FY14 could actually be flat on a YOY basis. At that time, and at every point up until the company’s earnings release yesterday...
READ MORE >In many respects, we are stunned that COCO shares did not trade down more today. Let’s consider what “new” information we learned as a result of the company’s earnings release: 1) starts trends are...
READ MORE >Really, who would trust this management team? The current management team of ESI has been wrong on almost every front over the past 3-4 years whether it be: student start prospects, market clearing tuition levels, or actual...
READ MORE >The for-profit postsecondary education sector has been a “contrarian’s delight” for the better part of 12-months. Initially what started as a long trade predicated on overly bearish sentiment...
READ MORE >If you are a gold or institutional subscriber please IGNORE this message. If you have a basic subscription(s) bundled with a gold or institutional subscription please IGNORE this message. Your pricing will not change.Effective February 1st, 2014 the price of...
READ MORE >“You‘ve got to start with the customer experience and work back toward the technology - not the other way around.”-Steve JobsIn the end, it appears the WWE Network will be nothing short of fantastic for WWE fans and the company’s stakeholders. ...
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PAIR TRADE
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PAIR TRADE
$30
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SELL/SHORT
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PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
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PAIR - LONG KNL/SHORT MLHR
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PAIR - LONG CSGP/SHORT LOOP
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