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Redbox gets green light from investors
April 26, 2013: 11:39 AM ET
Coinstar getting kudos for its latest earnings report but will it last?
What a difference a month makes.
Redbox parent Coinstar (CSTR) was being dragged through the mud last month after it issued a much weaker-than-expected outlook for the first quarter.
But guess what? Redbox really came through. Coinstar reported earnings per share that trumped forecasts by a wide margin.
Revenue fell short of forecasts and Coinstar's operating margin declined,but Redbox gained market share and its revenue rose 1% as the company added new kiosks.
It may be finally getting ready to give Netflix (NFLX) a real run for its money.
Shares of Coinstar spiked 8% Friday and are up more than 11% this year. Netflix still has a commanding lead (its stock has more than doubled this year), but StockTwits traders were giving Coinstar props for its progress.
FinjitsuResearch
$CSTR "Rumors of my Demise have been Exaggerated," Read the brief: http://stks.co/jSww
Ahhh, that brings back such fond memories of Monty Python ("I'm not dead yet!"). But in all seriousness, it does appear, at least on the surface, that Coinstar is headed in the right direction.
Of course, analysts aren't all in agreement. Pacific Crest analyst Andy Hargreaves points out that Coinstar's rental nights per kiosk tumbled 18%, versus a year ago. He also doesn't buy the company's outlook, saying it's based on an increase in volume that he doesn't see coming.
CandyCoated
$CSTR Go back and study what happened to Blockbuster's stock price once this started to happen. Bearish
Eek. Does anyone even rent from Blockbuster anymore? The video chain was bought out from bankruptcy in 2010 by Dish Networks (DISH), which has been shutting down stores and cutting jobs. Blockbuster's demise began back in 2004, when it was spun off from Viacom and wound up saddled with $1 billion of debt.
Estimize
$CSTR misses both the Wall Street and even lower Estimize consensus again this quarterhttp://stks.co/gSyL
Right. So back to Coinstar. It seems like the bias is definitely to the downside here.
ocman
$CSTR ,sold AH ,out for now ... will buy in a month or so BLTA
Pacific Coast's Hargreaves seems to agree with ocman. "We do not recommend owning CSTR ... until we gain confidence in the potential for stabilization," he said in Friday's research note.
But for every naysayer, there's a Pollyana.
stoxlineinvestment
$CSTR TA looks great with potential to begin ripping higher. Extremely undervalued.http://stks.co/rA18
Let the battle for video domination begin! (again)
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Redbox is no Netflix: Coinstar stock plunges
Redbox is not Netflix. And Redbox parent Coinstar (CSTR) clearly doesn't have the momentum of Netflix's stock.
Shares of Coinstar tumbled 8% Friday after the company issued a much weaker-than-expected earnings and sales forecast for the first quarter late Thursday.
But Netflix (NFLX) has nearly doubled this year while Coinstar is down year-to-date and is closer to its 52-week low than its 52-week high.
That's why some traders on StockTwits were labeling the MORE
Paul R. La Monica - Feb 8, 2013 12:01 PM ET -
Netflix gets new rival, shares rally
Netflix has more competition, but investors seem to think that the streaming video market is big enough for both of them.
Coinstar, the parent of Redbox, and Verizon (VZ) said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with movie studios and device makers to "bring thousands of popular movies to consumers at home and on the go."
The joint venture, called Redbox Instant, will cost $8 per month, which is what Netflix MORE
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