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Alibaba A Bright Spot For Yahoo Amid Recent Headline Woes
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 3:50pm | 753Rob Sanderson of MKM Partners maintains his Buy rating and raised his price target on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) shares by $7 to $51, citing revaluation of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) shares. Yahoo is set to report its third-quarter earnings results on October 18 after the market close....
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4 Career Moves Marissa Mayer Could Make If She Leaves Yahoo
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 3:02pm | 531Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s CEO Marissa Mayer made it clear she wants to remain CEO of the company, even though it has agreed to sell its Internet assets to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Yahoo's remaining properties, including its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), Yahoo!...
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Pro: Marissa Mayer's Future As A CEO Is Like Hindenburg Pilot Being Asked To Fly The Goodyear Blimp At The Next Super Bowl
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 9:51am | 534Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s corporate entity radically changed on Monday after the company confirmed the sale of its Internet properties to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Related Link: This May Explain Why Verizon Wants To Buy Yahoo's Properties We know what's next for Yahoo — the...
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Oppenheimer Expects Conclusion To Yahoo Sale Process In The Coming Weeks
Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 11:04am | 302Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported better-than-expected EBITDA for 2Q, driven by higher margins due to headcount reductions. Oppenheimer’s Jason Helfstein reiterated an Outperform rating on the company, with a price target of $49. 2Q Results “While Mavens growth slowed, the company...
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You Won't See Marissa Mayer Or Nikesh Arora At Allen & Co.'s Annual Sun Valley Conference
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 1:52pm | 314Allen & Co, a boutique investment bank firm with a focus on media and entertainment companies, hosts an annual shindig for the "who's who" of the industry. Last year's event at Idaho's Sun Valley Resort attracted more than 300 executives in the media, finance, politics and technology spaces....
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Bob Peck Believes Bids For Yahoo Could Come In Above $2-3 Billion
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 11:13am | 297The Wall Street Journal recently reported that potential buyers were likely to bid $2–$3 billion for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s core. Robert "Bob" S. Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey maintains a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $44. What Are They Bidding For? Peck...
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Yahoo's 3 'Hidden' Assets Are Not Well Understood; Bob Peck Raises Target To $44
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 9:04am | 314Robert "Bob" S. Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey believes that bids for Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) core business could see upside due to the company’s “hidden assets.” The analyst maintained a Buy rating on Yahoo, while raising the price target from $40 to $44....
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Goldman Considers Yahoo's Strategic Options, Raises Target To $37
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 8:07am | 270Goldman Sachs’ Heath P. Terry maintained a Neutral rating on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), while raising the price target from $33 to $37. Core Spinoff “Yahoo’s current core plan is to spin the business, together with Yahoo Japan into an independent company, with the RemainCo...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Yahoo, B/E Aerospace And More
Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 7:36pm | 616Feature stories in this weekend's Barron's offer a look at the prospects for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), B/E Aerospace Inc (NASDAQ: BEAV) and Colfax Corp (NYSE: CFX). Also, the report card for Barron's stock picks of 2015, as well as what to expect from Davos. The cover story presents the first...
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Bob Peck On Why Yahoo! Is A Buy Opportunity For Investors Right Now
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 1:13pm | 355Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) shares fell drastically on Tuesday amid concerns that the changes in tax-free treatment of spinoffs by the IRS could affect the company's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) stake-spinoff arrangement. However, according to SunTrust Robinson's Bob Peck, this...
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Why Yahoo! Needs To Fix Advertising Pricing ASAP
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 12:42pm | 329Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported disappointing first-quarter results on Tuesday. EPS of the company came at $0.15 on revenues of $1.043 billion versus analysts' estimates of $1.08 and $1.054 billion, respectively. Scott Kessler from S&P Capital IQ, which has a Hold rating on the...
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Starboard's Jeffrey Smith Doesn't See Yahoo!-AOL Merger Making Sense 'Right Now'
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 1:24pm | 538Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP publicly urged Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) last September to merge its core business with AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), something that it reiterated in January this year. However, the hedge fund isn't pressing for that merger anymore, even though it is engaged...
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Market Wrap For March 27: Markets Lower Following Mixed Economic Data
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 5:39pm | 2145U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive labor market data clashed with fourth quarter GDP estimates that showed the economic expanded less than economists had expected. Major indices finished slightly lower as the Nasdaq index continues to see its losses fall sharper compared to the Dow and...