Looking Past the Hyperbole to Analyze Sirius
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 10/9/2009

Sirius XM Satellite Radio had a busy news week. The company came dangerously close to filing for bankruptcy protection in February but a last minute deal with John Malone's Liberty Media saved the day. The stock has rebounded nicely since then, it was trading for about a nickel and now even though it is still in penny-stock land, its trading at $0.55. Sirius has become known for eliciting varying views from traders as people tend to reach different conclusions after looking at the same exact set of information. If you are curious to find out where you fall on the spectrum, read on. More >

Dish Network Profit Drops 81%
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 8/10/2009

Dish Network Corporation (DISH: Charts, News, Offers) announced today that its quarterly profit dropped 81%. The second-largest satellite-television provider in the United States watched its net income fall to $63.4 million from $335.9 million a year ago. Dish posted a positive gain in subscribers for the first time in five quarters, yet its profit still took a major hit. The satellite TV provider's revenue was fairly consistent with previous quarters at $2.9 billion. So if Dish's subscribers increased and sales remained relatively constant, what exactly caused Dish Network's profit to fall so much? More >

Comcast Profits Rise While Subscribers Decline
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 8/6/2009

As the largest cable company in the United States, Comcast Corporation is regarded as a "stock to watch" in the media sector, so everyone paid attention when the company announced its earnings yesterday. If you weren't paying close attention, however, you could have heard two very different stories. If you listened primarily to what the company was saying, you probably would have focused on the positive news - the company beat profit expectations, earning 33 cents per share, which beat estimates of 26 cents per share, and indicated a solid increase from the 21 cents per share years a year ago. Revenue rose slightly as well, gaining 4.5% to $8.94 billion. More >