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Finding Big Gains Up in the Stratosphere
By Robert Hanley - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: GY, TDG, UTX
The aerospace business is back on the upswing once again, thanks to strong passenger volumes from both leisure and business travelers. The airlines are upgrading their fleets, which has been good news for the airframe manufacturers, principally Boeing and Airbus. Given the outsourced nature of the airframe business, the rising sales volumes have trickled down to the diversified component makers. While defense budgets are strained in the developing countries, massive more »
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GE's Investment Appeal - A SWOT
By Damon Churchwell - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: GY, GE, UTX
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has seen somewhat of a surge in its stock price, a reaction to improving financial results and a favorable outlook. Its core financial segment is thriving at this time. Plus, the majority of its energy and industrial businesses are poised for ongoing growth. In all, disregarding soft demand in some sectors, the blue chip Dow 30 component is faring well.
A quick SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities more »
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GE's Investment Appeal - A SWOT
By Damon Churchwell - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: GY, GE, UTX
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has seen somewhat of a surge in its stock price, a reaction to improving financial results and a favorable outlook. Its core financial segment is thriving at this time. Plus, the majority of its energy and industrial businesses are poised for ongoing growth. In all, disregarding soft demand in some sectors, the blue chip Dow 30 component is faring well.
A quick SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities more »
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GE's Investment Appeal - A SWOT
By Damon Churchwell - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: GY, GE, UTX
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has seen somewhat of a surge in its stock price, a reaction to improving financial results and a favorable outlook. Its core financial segment is thriving at this time. Plus, the majority of its energy and industrial businesses are poised for ongoing growth. In all, disregarding soft demand in some sectors, the blue chip Dow 30 component is faring well.
A quick SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities more »
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'Baby Warren Buffett' Says These Stocks Will Double
By John Macris - February 23, 2013 | Tickers: GBL, GY, LM
Mario Gabelli, a value investor who is founder, chairman, and CEO of Gamco Investors (NYSE: GBL), recently spoke on CNBC during a Feb. 12 interview and revealed two of his favorite stock picks for 2013.
Gabelli, 70 years old, has enjoyed an illustrious career on Wall Street. In 1976, he formed a brokerage house under his own name and later opened his own series of mutual funds. Gamco is an more »
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Hidden Real Estate Value in Gencorp
By Anh HOANG - February 21, 2013 | Tickers: ATK, GY, UTX
Recently, Mario Gabelli, a famous investment manager, told CNBC about two stocks that he expects will double in value. One is Gencorp (NYSE: GY), the provider of aerospace and defense products. The other is Legg Mason, the global asset management company. In this article, I will take a closer look at Gencorp to see whether or not we should follow Mario Gabelli into this stock at its current price.
Huge more »
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Hidden Assets on the Small Cap Balance Sheet
By Christopher Lacich - October 11, 2012 | Tickers: BMO, GY
A small cap value investor has to dig deep to find the hidden "value" that a publicly-traded company may possess on its balance sheet. This value may remain embedded in the stock until a catalyst unlocks it. The catalyst may be years, if not a decade or more away.
There are two small cap companies: GenCorp (NYSE: GY), and a company traded in Canada, known as Guardian Capital Group that more »
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3 Hidden Real Estate Value Plays for Strong Long-Term Gains
By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 10, 2012 | Tickers: ALEX, ASEI, GY, GEOY
Marcato Capital Management is a two-year old firm managing $750 million that focuses on value investments across various sectors. The firm’s sweet spot is $1 billion – $5 billion market cap companies. Last Monday Mick McGuire, founder of Marcato and former analyst for Bill Ackman and Pershing Square Capital, gave a presentation at the Value Investing Congress that focused on three hidden real estate value plays.
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Picks in Space
By Max Borders - July 5, 2012 | Tickers: GY, HON, LMT, NOC, BA |
Could a new private space race inject some dynamism into dinosaur defense contractors?
Without government largess, many companies wouldn’t exist at all. Specifically, because the U.S. government enjoys a virtual monopoly on military power, defense and military contractors live almost entirely on that big trough that runs alongside the Pentagon. Otherwise, aerospace companies have been suppliers to an $18 billion-a-year monopsony called NASA.
But that may soon be more »