DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) was downgraded by equities researchers at Thomson Reuters/Verus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Monday, American Banking News.com reports. DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) stock opened at $57.05 in last trading session, and closed at $57.51, trading in the range of $56.94 – $57.52. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 0.44%.
Comcast Corp. is expected to announce Thursday an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC)for more than $45 billion in stock, a deal that would combine the biggest and second-biggest cable television operators in the country. For Comcast, which completed its acquisition of television and movie powerhouse NBC Universal from General Electric Co. less than a year ago, the latest deal would be its second big act to transform the US media landscape. Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) shares closed at $135.31 on last trade day, by gaining 0.30%. Stock 52 week range is $84.57 – $139.85. Company’s market capitalization is $37.60 billion.
TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Liberty Global plc – Class A Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:LBTYA) as a hold. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income and generally higher debt management risk. Liberty Global plc – Class A Ordinary Shares (NASDAQ:LBTYA) stock advanced 0.59% and finished the last session at $84.19. The EPS of the stock remained -3.91. Company’s market capitalization is $18.58 billion.
TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO) announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 after market close on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO) stock opened at $12.27 in last trading session and closed at $12.34. The 52 week range of the stock is $10.47 – $14.25 and the day range was $12.18 – $12.47.