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R.J. Hottovy
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Best Buy has improved its competitive positioning, but longer-term structural concerns linger.

On the surface, Best Buy's third-quarter update was just about everything investors could have asked for heading into the holiday season, with stronger-than-anticipated domestic comps of 1.8% (versus expectations of 1%) driven by key product category cycles (home theaters and 4K TVs, appliances, and wearables), store-within-store partnerships with key vendors, a more compelling online experience (sales up 24%) paired with fulfillment/installation flexibility, and encouraging signs in nascent pro...
Underlying
Best Buy Co. Inc.

Best Buy provides computing and mobile phones, consumer electronics, appliances, entertainment, services and other products. The company operates two reportable segments: Domestic, which is comprised of the operations in all states, districts and territories of the U.S. under various brand names including Best Buy, bestbuy.com, Best Buy Direct, Best Buy Express, Best Buy Mobile, Geek Squad, GreatCall, Magnolia and Pacific Kitchen and Home; and International, which is comprised of all operations in Canada and Mexico under the brand names Best Buy, Best Buy Express, Best Buy Mobile, Geek Squad and the domain names bestbuy.ca and bestbuy.com.mx.

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Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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R.J. Hottovy

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