Three Top Media Names for Investors

All of these three top media names has earned a PowerRatings (for Investors) rating of 9. Stocks with PowerRatings (for Investors) ratings of 9 have climbed more than 18% on average in a year's time. Based on our TradingMarkets research going back to 1995, we have found these stocks to be higher a year later 79.1% of the time.

This compares quite favorably to the average stock, which has advanced on average some 12.81% in a year, and which has been higher a year later less than 68% of the time.

Liberty Media (NasdaqGS: - ) has a PowerRatings (for Investors) rating of 9. Liberty Media Corporation owns interests in a variety of electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment businesses. The Capital Group shares refer specifically to the company's interests in businesses including Starz Entertainment, News Corporation and Time Warner. Shares of Liberty Media are up more than 20% since the stock was added to our Top Rated Stocks roster in December 2006.

Cablevision Systems (NYSE: - ) also has a PowerRatings (for Investors) rating of 9. Cablevision is a leading telecommunications, media and entertainment company. Their products and services include advanced digital television as well as voice and high-speed Internet. The company's assets include Madison Square Garden and Clearview Cinemas. The stock is up nearly 4% since being added to our Top Rated Stocks roster in mid-November 2007.

Of our three top media names for investors, Gannett Company (NYSE: - ) is the only one that has yet to advance significantly since being added to our list of Top Rated Stocks in early October. Gannett is an international media company that publishes 85 newspapers in the United States -- including USA Today -- and 23 television stations reaching more than 20 million households. Gannett Company has a PowerRatings (for Investors) rating of 9.

It is worth adding that all of these stocks hail from industries with good-to-excellent, PowerRatings (for Industries) ratings. Both Liberty Media and Cablevision are part of the Cable Television Systems industry, which has a PowerRatings (for Industries) rating of 9. Gannett Company is a member of the Publishing/Periodicals -- News industry, which has a PowerRatings (for Industries) rating of 8.

Three Top Media Names for Investors Recap:

Liberty Media.(LCAPA): PowerRatings (for Investors) rating: 9.

Cablevision Systems (CVC): PowerRatings (for Investors) rating: 9

Gannett Company (GCI): PowerRatings (for Investors) rating: 9.

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David Penn is Senior Editor at PowerRatings.net