The following is a collection of today’s top insights regarding BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH), Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), and UBS (NYSE:UBS).
Growth Will Remain a Challenge for BlackRock in 2011
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) ended 2010 with $3.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM). The largest asset manager in the world grew at a staggering rate of over 50% from 2005 to 2010 by pursuing strategic acquisitions including Merrill Lynch Investment Management in 2006, Quellos in 2007 and Barclays Global Investors in 2009. In 2010, BlackRock broadly focused on integrating assets and client accounts acquired from the Barclays acquisition and realized synergies that resulted in higher profit margins…
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Dish Beefs up with Blockbuster
Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) recently agreed to acquire Blockbuster, which filed for bankruptcy last year. While this move will clearly make Dish Network stronger in terms of its movie and content offerings, it also means that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) will face a stronger competitor in the future. Here we take a closer look at the deal. Dish competes with satellite pay-TV providers like DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV), cable companies like Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC), and telecom operators like AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ)…
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Market for Anti-Virus Software Keeps Growing
The cyber security landscape is facing new pressure from a few key areas. According to a recent report by Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC), targeted attacks on enterprises are becoming more common. The report also highlights the growing use of social networks as a means of attack distribution and an expected increase of attacks on mobile platforms. While these particular threats remain only a subset of cyber security concerns, their potential to increase dramatically is worth highlighting. Since social networks and mobile devices are two prominent areas of high user growth, their related security threats could see corresponding expansion…
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GSI Commerce Acquisition Could Add 10% to eBay Stock Value
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), which competes with other e-commerce sites like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK), and Blue Nile (NASDAQ:NILE), recently decided to acquire GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion. We believe that this acquisition will make eBay’s marketplace more attractive for merchants of all sizes and add significant value to the company’s stock. We have a price estimate of $32.81 for eBay stock, implying a roughly 5% premium to market price…
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UBS Focuses on Asia-Pac Wealth Management Growth
UBS (NYSE:UBS) is looking to improve its wealth management business in the Asia-Pacific wanting to grow at double the market growth rate in this region. UBS is currently the leading wealth manager in the Asia-Pacific, with the clients assets managed totaling around $178 billion last year. UBS competes Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) in trading, investment banking and asset management services. We have a $19.80 price estimate for UBS, which is slightly ahead of the current market price…
