Trefis Morning Coffee – Citigroup, eBay, Viacom & MasterCard
Happy Patriots’ Day and good luck to runners of the Boston marathon. Now onto business… Citigroup (NYSE:C) posted Q1 2011 profit slightly ahead of consensus analyst estimates. Take a look at our business segment breakdown for Citigroup to get a picture of what really drives the company’s stock value. eBay’s (NASDAQ:EBAY) partnership with Discover (NYSE:DFS) should raise PayPal signups. See how this could affect eBay’s stock value by testing different scenarios in the interactive chart below.
Think you know your tv channels? Test your knowledge in today’s quiz of the day on Viacom (NYSE:VIA). And also have a look at today’s free company model on MasterCard (NYSE:MA).
Citigroup – Company of the Day
Citigroup reported Q1 2011 revenues down 22% YOY, with Q1 profit down 32% YOY. Both metrics, however, marked sequential improvement from Q4 2010 and came in slightly ahead of consensus analyst estimates. [1]
We estimate that two-thirds of the company’s stock value is generated through its sales & trading and consumer banking businesses.
See our complete analysis of Citigroup stock
eBay – Forecast of the Day
eBay’s PayPal recently partnered with Discover to launch a service called Discover Money Messenger that lets Discover cardholders send money from their mobile phone or computer to anyone with a mobile number or email address. Accordingly, this should spark an increase in PayPal signups.
See our complete analysis of eBay stock
Viacom – Quiz of the Day
Which of these channels contributes the most to Viacom’s stock value?
MasterCard – Today’s Free Company Model
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Notes:- The Wall Street Journal: Citigroup Net Falls 32%, April 2011 [↩]