Ted Parrish Quotes (26 Quotes)

This is forcing demand and could cause the same problems we had in the 1990s where companies bought more than they should have,

I think they need to go outside the company and bring in some fresh blood. It's time to move to a new era,

I want to see Microsoft do something that can help them on a going concern, ... I'd rather see the company make some sort of deal but if there aren't any acquisitions available, I'd settle for a buyback.

Because everyone is expecting a weak Christmas, the market is in for a surprise because I don't think American consumers are going to cut back on spending.

I'm not looking for either company to knock the cover off the ball. But the first quarter is sort of a moot point.

I think they will make their numbers. I can't see them missing and not pre-announcing this time,

It would be a pure embarrassment for Disney's board to do something like that, ... I doubt they would do that. They'd better not.

The company has lost credibility and if they were to disappoint this quarter, it would be a serious blow to the stock and I would have to question owning it going forward,

Intel has a history of undershooting in its initial guidance.

Many of the blue-chips in tech are doing well. We're in good position to have a nice first quarter.

Large caps have the most leverage and will perform better on the earnings front, which should translate into better price performance.

Dell carries a premium multiple and all it would take for the company to lose it is if it slipped up once. I'd revisit my reasons for owning Dell if it did a major acquisition.

Generally, tech is still healthy. People were getting irrational with expectations. Just because a company is a little light on sales or earnings doesn't mean the sector is doing badly,

For the most part, tech in general is not ahead of itself as long as the third and fourth quarter numbers come in on target.

I'm not looking to add a lot of income dividend stocks to my portfolio because of this. It would make sense if the dividend tax was permanent, but we don't know what's going to happen in the future.

The presidential race is still tight so market will be skittish, ... Tech stocks will probably trade sideways.

Such outsized growth this quarter is of course helped by the fact that last year's third quarter was weak. The base was set pretty low last year, ... Tech will meet their numbers in the third quarter.

Everyone and their mother had a negative opinion and groupthink tends to get the Street in trouble,

If the Disney name resonates with the Chinese consumer, it would be a huge coup for the company,

This is one of those companies that's the best in its sector. It has a super consistent history of sales, earnings and dividend growth. You have to sit back and wonder how long can this continue but it just keeps going,

Within tech, the leadership will come from the larger-cap names,

This is a mistake for Coke. Pepsi is going after the right market. Younger audiences are going to buy more of Pepsi Blue. I don't see any edge in vanilla.

I revisited the idea of adding money to techs but decided not to. I wasn't comfortable with the valuations,

We've owned the stock for over six years. It's a really great company and we love it a lot.

A company that comes out and actually ups their dividend like Microsoft just did is signaling to the market that they have better financials. Investors see dividends as something that will be permanent,

Invest in quality. I wouldn't be putting 30 percent of my portfolio in tech at this time.