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The Motley Fool
September 26, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
FactSet's Strong Numbers Fourth-quarter and full-year earnings releases from the financial data provider FactSet confirm why the company is a cash king and overall dynamite business. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
FactSet Lays Down the Facts The data provider delivers another happy quarter for data junkies. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Just the FactSet, Ma'am If information has any value, so too should those who collect, collate, and reproduce it. Although it's not a cheap stock, FactSet is not really overpriced either. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2004
Tom Taulli |
FactSet Knows Cash Flow On the announcement of FactSet's earnings, the stock price surged 9% to $48.90. As long as you keep customers happy, the subscription business can be a cash cow. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Cold, Hard FactSet The financial information company FactSet Research just keeps getting it done. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Consistency Yields Growth for FactSet The company's subscription model leads to another quarter of strong earnings and cash flow. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
FactSet and the Data Gold Mine Still growing like a weed, database services provider FactSet has plenty of room to expand. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2008
Anders Bylund |
FactSet Gets Its Facts Straight In the just-reported fourth quarter, FactSet showed 18.7% year-over-year revenue growth to $153.7 million and a 12% earnings leap to $0.67 per diluted share. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2007
Tom Taulli |
IDC Turns Data Into Cash The financial data provider is quietly growing its cash machine. More importantly, at approximately 14 times EBITDA, the valuation is reasonable. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Soft Dollars, But Rock-Solid Profits FactSet offers subscribers a wealth of data relating to portfolio analytics, wealth management, and investment analysis. With the soft-dollar controversy blowing over, FactSet appears to have emerged unscathed. It offers brand value but investors should watch its cash flow. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Legg Mason Has a Jarring Quarter The asset manager reports its first loss ever, but you shouldn't necessarily kick it to the curb. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Matthew Crews |
Legg Mason: Could the Price Be Right? The tailwinds Legg Mason has enjoyed in the mutual fund industry are winding down. There is a good chance the company is currently fairly priced. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Plenty of Room for FactSet This investment information company really only has scratched the surface of its potential. Although these shares aren't exactly cheap by conventional measures, this is a well-run, high-potential company with plenty of room yet to run. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
A Value Opportunity at a Value Manager With prices and expectations lowered, Legg Mason now has a low bar to beat. Mr. Market has given us a gift in the form of a cheap, top-quality asset manager. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Legg Mason: Good Buy or Goodbye? For market participants who adopt a short time horizon, the decision to sell may be rational, but for value investors who aren't afraid to think in terms of years, rather than quarters, the sudden price cut of Legg Mason may create opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Legg's Achilles' Heel Legg Mason reports first-quarter earnings. The firm can't fully hit its stride as long as equity underperformance remains Legg's Achilles' Heel. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Worst Mutual Funds of 2008 Bill Miller is the yardstick in another bad year for Legg Mason. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Legg Mason Gets a Leg Up The money manager posts solid growth ahead of the pending Citigroup asset swap. Legg Mason shareholders still have much to look forward to. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Legg's Anatomy Lesson Legg Mason's new branding effort seeks to distinguish its various appendages. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sizing Up Mutual Fund Predictions for 2009 After suffering through the double whammy of falling stock prices and investor redemptions in 2008, folks had little problem snapping up mutual fund shares once the equity markets began rallying in March. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2006
David Meier |
Meet the Margin Hogs These stocks offer fat margins and fatter returns: FactSet... Paychex... Medtronic... Genentech... |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Legg Mason Goes Shopping Time will tell whether Legg Mason's shopping spree will yield positive benefits for the firm. In the meantime, most investors will be looking for fund performance to turn a corner. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
A New Legg for the Long Run The fourth-largest U.S. money manager reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings. Clearly, Legg's not bionic. But if its equity performance undergoes some rehab, the firm could give rivals a run for their revenue. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Legg Mason's Big Swap With two transactions last week, the firm transformed itself into a pure-play money manager. For stockholders, it probably makes sense to wait before jumping into Legg Mason stock. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Morningstar in Decline? The mutual fund rater (and now stocks, too) is set to report second-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: 3 Keys to Investing and 2 Millionaire-Makers What are the three keys to successful investing? Why should investors consider Legg Mason and Diamond Hill right now? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Legg Running in Stride On the surface, it appears that job growth and economic wellness are heavy on the minds of Americans. Yet, these same people are parking huge sums of money at brokerage firms such as Legg Mason, which continue to produce record results. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009 |
Behind the Business: 3 Questions for Morningstar Morningstar answers three questions for shareholders and potential investors. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Is Legg Mason Suffering Citi Indigestion? Can Legg Mason pull it off? That's what fickle Wall Street investors are wondering lately about the firm's blockbuster asset swap deal with Citigroup, in which Legg exchanged its brokerage unit for Citi's asset management business. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
Break a Legg With Mason approaching retirement age (he is 68 and has not talked about retiring), and with the company frustrated in its efforts to find suitable acquisitions to keep growing, Legg has become an oft-rumored takeover target. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Legg Slims Citi Swap Ranks After Legg Mason and Citigroup closed their asset swap deal on Dec. 1, Legg announced in a regulatory filing with the SEC that it plans to cut some of the employees that came with the swap. |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
New Legg Mason President Marks the End of an Era The asset-management firm announced that its founder, Raymond "Chip" Mason, is stepping down as president. James Hirschmann, the current CEO of Western Asset Management, Legg Mason's largest subsidiary by assets under management, will replace him. |
Registered Rep.
June 27, 2005
Kristen French |
Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution. |
