Thursday, August 25, 2016

Today's must-read reports are for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Blackstone Group (BX) and Mylan (MYL).

Shares of Glaxo have gained more than 8% year-to-date. Glaxo’s Q2 results were good with the company beating on all fronts. The analyst likes Glaxo’s diversified base and presence in different geographical areas, which should help support revenues. The performance of new products as well as those acquired from Novartis is also encouraging. Glaxo’s efforts to develop its pipeline and efforts to increase cost efficiency are also encouraging. However, challenges remain in the form of increasing competition, genericization and pricing pressure, (You can read the full research report on Glaxo here.)

Blackstone’s shares have gained more than 10% year-to-date. The analyst thinks that Blackstone remains well positioned to capitalize on the changing investment landscape by making long-term investments and augmenting its fund-raising ability. This will lead to continued growth in AUM. Further, the company continues to benefit from the changing investor preference for alternative assets and other risk management strategies. However, mounting operating expenses – which might increase further owing to requirement of more headcount for its well performing funds – remain a major concern (You can read the full research report on Blackstone here.)

Mylan’s shares have not being having a good time of late. Mylan’s second-quarter results were mixed with the company beating on earnings but missing top-line estimates. The analyst likes Mylan’s pursuit of prudent acquisitions and the fact that it is inking strategic deals to drive long-term growth. Moreover, the acquisition of the Renaissance topicals business, when combined with the Meda buyout, is expected to position Mylan as a leader in dermatology. (You can read the full research report on Mylan here.)

Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Electronic Arts (EA), Lululemon (LULU) and Whole Foods (WFM).

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Sheraz Mian

Director of Research

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