General Electric Company
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Industrial Giants Keying In To Big Markets
By Reuben Brewer - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: ABB, GE, LUFK, PWER
General Electric (NYSE: GE) and ABB (NYSE: ABB) have both announced big acquisitions, and there are lessons to learn from their purchases.
Industrial Conglomerates
GE and ABB are both large industrial conglomerates. ABB hails from Switzerland and has operations in more than 100 countries around the world. GE is a U.S. company with a similar geographic reach. Although GE is over four times the size of ABB, they are more »
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These Three Companies Are Up For Sale
By Jayson Derrick - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: BMC, DRC, GE, ICUI
I love a buyout, especially at a premium price. Nothing makes investors happier than an announcement that one of their stocks is being bought out, especially if the buy price is much higher than the trading price. These are three companies circulating the news and rumors mills about an impeding buyout.
This company is up over 7% on news of a sale
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Can GE Sustain Its Profitability Momentum?
By siraj sarwar - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: MMM, EMR, GE
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is viewed as one of the top players among diversified-industrial stocks. With the ability to sustain and implement its balanced capital allocation plan, its strong cash position enabled it to repurchase $1.9 billion worth of shares during Q1. Along with dividends, General Electric returned $3.9 billion to shareholders during the quarter.
At present, GE offers a quarterly dividend of $0 more »
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I'm Not Too Positive About General Electric
By Ron Chatterjee - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: GE, PHG, BA
General Electric's (NYSE: GE) stock price surged a whopping 140% in the last 2 years! That in itself is huge news for investors. Congrats to the people who bought in at the right time, but the real question is where the price is heading from here.
If you are curious what the analysts have to say, let us look at the table below. While most analysts out there tout more »
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This Company Is Set to Soar
By Robert Palmer - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: GE, LMT, NOC
How can we continue to employ hundreds of thousands of skilled U.S. workers, support the U.S. economy, and invest in a stable, innovative company? This article will shed light on such a dynamic company and its international influence.
There are currently 71 air force installations in the U.S. and 63 international military bases. Approximately 325,000 US military personnel are based globally.
Military spending
The Centre for more »
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5 Dividend Stocks That Are as Safe as Treasuries
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, XOM, GE, JNJ, MSFT
Standard & Poor’s currently gives United States Treasuries a credit rating of AA+, just below the maximum AAA credit rating (the other two major ratings agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, still give the U.S. their highest rating). Current Treasury yields are quite low, possibly reflecting a market view that U.S. debt has little risk. Meanwhile, some stocks with higher credit ratings pay considerably higher dividend yields and interest more »
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Three Energy Plays for a Diversified Portfolio
By J.B. Eccard - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: GE, SDT, TOT
When buying and selling stocks, I ask myself how I can get an advantage over market conditions, corporate malfeasance, or economic fluctuations? One way to get ahead is by diversifying a diversified portfolio. Instead of buying a single technology stock, buy a semiconductor, a social network, a small cap internet security firm, and a bellwether blue chip. If you do adequate research, slowly add to your position, and sell high more »
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Is 2013 the Year for Battery Stocks?
By Phillip Woolgar - May 4, 2013 | Tickers: GE, JCI, PPO
As technological advances drive society forward at a staggering pace, and as people add an assortment of gizmos and gadgets to their repertoires, there is one component that hasn't kept up. This is a necessary feature that has the Energizer Bunny frantically running scared.
But it isn't as if small, yet highly powerful batteries aren't possible, it's just that other forms of technology have progressed at more »
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The Only Reason You Need to Own Apple Forever
By Jason Hall - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GE, IBM |
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has spent more time in the financial news over the past few years than probably any company on the planet. And when one considers that it essentially makes and sells only a half-dozen different things, the weekly product-to-article ratio may be the highest in history. And while these articles have run the gamut of subjects, as investors, we have to filter out the "noise," and focus on more »
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Will This Electric Equipment Stock Shine After This Deal?
By Shas Dey - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: ABB, GE, SI
Just as ABB (NYSE: ABB) reported higher first-quarter profit, partly due to increased sales on account of acquisition of Thomas and Betts last year, the company announced that it has agreed to acquire the U.S. solar company, Power One. The deal marks the entry of the Swiss electrical engineering company into solar power. The acquisition assumes greater significance in light of the acknowledgment by the CEO that there was more »
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3 Value Stocks Worthy of Your Portfolio
By Brian Gorban - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: GE, JNJ, UTX
Outperforming the S&P 500 is no easy feat, as the vast majority of portfolios fail to meet that the goal annually. However, value investing has shown over time to be a proven strategy in meeting that goal. Below are three diversified companies that should provide returns that outperform the market in the foreseeable future.
Is General Electric poised to move higher?
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is a massive conglomerate more »
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Can 3M Sustain Its Profitability Momentum?
By siraj sarwar - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: MMM, EMR, GE
In the first quarter, it was clear that the U.S. industrial environment was in the process of improving. Executives at many companies got past the impact of the threat of the "fiscal cliff" and the sequester, or automatic federal budget cuts that were enacted earlier this year. Consumer spending, which has remained strong, accounts for 70% of the U.S. economy and it's what encourages growth in industrial more »
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Is Waste Management Evolving Into an Energy Company?
By Joseph Harry - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: FCEL, GE, WM
Landfill gas, as a by-product of microbial activity, forms from the anaerobic decomposition of organic waste materials (trash), and consists primarily of methane as well as carbon dioxide. The biogas produced by landfills can be used as an energy source -- from fueling trucks to generating electricity.
Utilizing this gas for electricity can also deliver a continuous, stable source of electricity to power grids -- which is something other "green" energy sources more »
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Emerson Electric Is a Solid Pick Among Diversified Industrial Stocks
By siraj sarwar - May 2, 2013 | Tickers: MMM, EMR, GE
Diversified industrial companies reflect the development of the world economy. Such companies' products impact every area of the world and every end market. Last year, their organic revenues steadily slowed down, as these companies grew in a continuous but slow manner in the U.S., while the European market was largely negative. Still, the first quarter of the year, which saw increased stabilization, showed that demand is not headed for more »
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6 Dow Stocks That Pay Double the Yield of the T-Bond: Part II
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: DD, GE, MRK
In Part I of this series, we discussed three of the six Dow stocks that currently pay yields at least twice as high as that of a 10-year U.S. Treasury. Consisting of two telecoms and a tech giant—Verizon, AT&T and Intel, to be exact—it’s crucial to realize that there are three more players that offer similar income with a relatively stable growth picture.
Let’s more »
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The Cloud Of Things
By Dana Blankenhorn - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: EMC, GE, VMW
When we think of cloud computing demands, we think of people behind tablets and phones, or buildings filled with office workers, or suburbs filled with teenagers merrily chatting away.
In short, we think of people. Internet traffic is supposed to go between computers manned by people.
But that's not where the big traffic loads are. Increasingly sensors and processors are tied to things, not people. They're in our more »
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Has This Stock Priced in the Near Term Risk?
By Lee Samaha - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: COV, GE, JNJ, VAR
One of the peculiar aspects of the market move upwards in 2013 is that the defensives have led the way while the traditionally more economically sensitive areas like technology have lagged. Indeed, anyone trying to construct a balanced portfolio is going to have to deal with the contradiction inherent in only wanting to buy value as well. What happens when the value is mainly within technology and therefore guiding you more »
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Good Dividends in Diversified Machinery
By Chris Hodge - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: GE, HUB-B, ITW
Machinery companies are some of the cornerstones of our economy. They produce what we use every day, help our police and military to keep us safe and provide potentially awesome returns to us shareholders. But in my opinion, the best returns are solid dividends that I can reinvest over the long term.
Storied history
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is a massive company with a storied history and a high ranking more »
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How This Company Can Light Up Your Home and Your Portfolio
By Harsh Chauhan - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: CREE, GE, PHG
Light-emitting diode (LED) company Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) did again what it does best -- report a solid quarter, beat estimates, and sound out a decent guidance. The company has been on a terrific run over the past few months, and there seems to be no stopping.
As I’d stated in my earnings preview post, Cree is a stock which investors should consider buying irrespective of its quarterly results, as the more »
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A Company That Keeps Getting Better
By Reuben Brewer - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: CMCSA, GE, LUFK
General Electric (NYSE: GE) is working hard to prove that it is the great company investors once thought it to be. Putting its NBC cash to work buying Lufkin Industries (NASDAQ: LUFK) is just one more step in the right direction. The finance arm, however, is still a big issue.
A fallen angel
General Electric was once the type of company you buy shares in, set them to dividend reinvest more »
