Now that was a press release straight out of the late 1990’s tech company playbook. Even for a management team that’s renown for its constant self-promotion and “smoke and mirrors” games with growth metrics,...
READ MORE >It’s as if the SEC never filed suit against ESI, the CEO, and the CFO….The 100%+ rally in shares of ESI over the past three trading days has been truly something to behold. The stock has been acting like the typical villain in a horror...
READ MORE >“Beware the the “tions” of 2015, Especially Those Related to Project Upstream….”- PAA Research, 1/29/15“There’s something brewing here that really makes me think that...
READ MORE >Heading into the company’s 1Q15 earnings call we thought we might get the following from Zillow: Messy 1Q15 results - check New metrics that would be impossible to reconcile with historical...
READ MORE >“You shouldn’t talk to that guy, he’s a liar”You might be thinking that’s a quote from someone talking about Kevin Modany, but in fact this is a quote FROM Kevin Modany which was said to a reporter when he was...
READ MORE >Among Canadian financial services companies Home Capital Group has had a remarkable run of generating strong loan growth, 20%+ ROE, and most importantly for investors, significant shareholder returns. The stock is up 40 fold over the past 15 years! ...
READ MORE >“Yeah. I'm not buying that stock [Apartment finder] at that price [14x EBITDA]. I will buy that stock at half that price.”- Andy Florance, CEO CoStar Group, Inc. 4/30/15Just an...
READ MORE >In general as a public company, WWE has done a poor job of managing investor expectations. Management has yet to fully figure out how to play the game of underpromising and overdelivering. This dynamic was particularly problematic in 2014 when...
READ MORE >For the past year, we have been arguing that Zillow has a major advertising inventory problem. The growth of the company’s premier agent featured listing program combined with deals Zillow has...
READ MORE >We’re thinking of a for-profit education company that operates a large national university with a strong presence in nursing, a big online platform, and a heavy mix of bachelor’s degree students that also owns a group of international universities. Can you guess...
READ MORE >Well that was interesting. This is not our first rodeo in a heavily shorted battleground stock, but for some reason each experience often reveals something new about potential trading action. Today’s action certainly underscores a...
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SELL
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SELL/SHORT
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$18
SELL/SHORT
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SELL/SHORT
$42
LONG
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LONG
$128
SELL/SHORT
$50
SELL/SHORT
$50
LONG
$5.50
SHORT
$50
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$28
LONG
$65
LONG
$37
PAIR TRADE
$10
PAIR TRADE
$30
LONG
$35
SHORT
$35
SELL/SHORT
$10
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SHORT
$15
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PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
PAIR - LONG BGG/SHORT TTC
25%
SHORT
$14.00
SHORT
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$30
PAIR - LONG KNL/SHORT MLHR
25%
SHORT
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LONG
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LONG
$20
SHORT
$22
PAIR - LONG CSGP/SHORT LOOP
40%
LONG
$35
SHORT
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SHORT
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