My end - Q3 review is here & here for reference (and this post's relevant also — it may even offer some interesting commentary
on general stock selection & valuation).
Even though I am changing the universe, if the concept works
on my general stock universe then it should work on the IBD50.
One should be worried if it does not work
on a general stock universe.
Not exact matches
CNBC's Morgan Brennan reports
on the move in
General Electric and rumors of a big buyer in the
stock.
CNBC's Morgan Brennan reports
on the highlights of CNBC's interview with
General Electric CEO John Flannery
on the company turnaround and
stock performance.
Now Ford — struggling with a lagging
stock price, under the leadership of new CEO Jim Hackett, and working to catch up to the perception that
General Motors and Tesla are ahead
on electric cars and autonomous vehicles — has followed suit.
«Because we are in the hospitality and recreation business, which is largely dependent
on discretionary spending,» the company's latest financial report explains, «we believe that the weak housing market, increases in unemployment, decreases in air flights to Las Vegas, decreases in the value of
stock and other investments, and the
general tightening of spending
on business travel have all affected visitations to Las Vegas and the spending budget of our customers.»
Until
General Electric gets its power division fixed, the
stock only goes so far, says Brian Langenberg, Langenberg & Company principal, weighing in
on GE's quarterly numbers and turnaround plan.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd Chairman Chow Chung - kong (L) and Shenzhen
Stock Exchange Executive Vice
General Manager Jin Liyang pose with their conterparts in Shenzhen (
on screen) before the start of the Shenzhen - Hong Kong
Stock Connect
on December 5, 2016.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common
stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common
stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
And while the
stocks have run up wildly since their August lows — Dollar Tree jumping from $ 66 to over $ 93 and Dollar
General running from $ 69 to over $ 83 as of Monday — Cramer said their
stocks are still fairly cheap
on a price - to - earnings basis.
«Even though the
stocks have run in recent months, I think Dollar Tree and Dollar
General could have more upside, which is why they look so attractive when their
stocks pull back like they did
on this very day.»
After John Flannery,
General Electric's new CEO, saved his company's
stock by giving a candid interview
on its «horrible» state of affairs, CNBC's Jim Cramer gained some renewed hope.
In
general, so - called value
stocks — often defined as those trading at earnings multiples below the market average or their own historical norms — have tricked a lot of investors in the most recent phase of the current bull market, which has worn
on nearly seven and a half years.
General Electric has a lot that's wrong with it, and the
stock is not worth $ 20 per share — around the level where it opened
on Monday, CNBC's Jim Cramer said.
In a note over the weekend Peter Tchir, a strategist at Brean Capital, tried to work out what exactly is going
on not only with Deutsche Bank, but with European banks
stocks in
general.
Known for building tanks and nuclear submarines,
General Dynamics has been focusing its funds
on investing in R&D, repurchasing
stock, and kicking back steady dividends to shareholders rather than shelling out
on big acquisitions.
For years underwriters had balanced the countervailing imperatives by hewing to a
general rule of thumb: value the deal so that the
stock will jump about 15 %
on the first day of trading.
With
stocks in
general still trading so high, investors are best off ignoring the short - term hype around buyback announcements and instead taking a closer look at companies
on repurchasing binges to see if their share prices have more room to run.
General Electric: «They are selling these properties, and Wells Fargo is one of the buyers of the properties and it sent the
stock flying but they report
on Friday.
IBM participates in several executive compensation surveys that provide
general trend information and details
on levels of salary, target annual incentives and long - term incentives, the relative mix of short - and long - term incentives, and mix of cash and
stock - based pay.
As a
general rule, however, «politics have very little effect
on the
stock market other than short - term knee - jerk reactions,» said Karyn Cavanaugh, Voya Investment Management senior vice president.
On Tuesday, President Trump ordered Attorney
General Jeff Sessions to propose regulations that would ban bump
stocks, accessories that increase the firing rates of semi-automatic weapons.
Any reserved shares not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the
general public
on the same terms as the other shares of Class A common
stock offered hereby.
Ohio Attorney
General and gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine (R) supports President Trump's executive gun control
on bump
stocks.
If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid
general release and waiver of claims against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid
on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing
on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid
on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and
stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common
stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common
stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment
on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common
stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the
General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.
President Trump appeared to take a tiny step toward the narrowest possible gun control measures
on Tuesday, saying that he signed a memo directing Attorney
General Jeff Sessions to propose a rule banning some devices, such as bump
stocks, which he said can turn otherwise legal guns into machine guns.
On the valuation side SBGL currently has a PE of 7.64 making this
stock cheap relative to the market in
general.
With the lifting of the ban
on general solicitation, will individual companies be permitted to set up their own JOBS Act Section 201 (c) platforms to offer
stock to verified angel investors?
The department says that the regulation would not apply to employee
stock ownership program valuations, and will «continue to allow financial advisors to provide
general education
on retirement saving.»
Sam, while I agree with your
general comment that the capital returns
on larger dividend
stocks are likely not as significant as growth
stocks, an investor can easily make a total return of 10 % plus consistently by buying these
stocks steadily overtime with minimal stress.
Peridot Capital Management's financial blog is focused primarily
on providing
general market commentary, as well as coverage
on individual
stocks or special situations.
As a
general rule, people who focus
on technical analysis are not buying
stocks for the long run; they are looking for short term wins.
The
General Social Survey supplement measuring of broad - based employee
stock ownership, profit sharing, and
stock options is conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago
on contract with the Employee Ownership Foundation.
And yet if you'd invested $ 10,000 in Southwest Airlines
on Dec. 31, 1972 (when it was just a tiny little outfit with three airplanes, barely reaching breakeven and besieged by larger airlines out to kill the fledgling), your $ 10,000 would have grown to nearly $ 12 million by the end of 2002, a return 63 times better than the
general stock market.
Plus, any Dow Jones quote serves its initial purpose of acting as a
general indicator of what's going
on in the
stock market.
Analysts at JPMorgan turned incrementally bearish
on General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)
on Wednesday and now see downside to the
stock moving forward.
While you can find plenty of
stocks with higher yields,
General Dynamics» double - digit dividend growth rate implies that over time, investors could collect a much higher yield
on cost.
All online investing sites will offer
general information
on each
stock traded in the market as well as some basic analysis.
Also consider the fact that some
stocks were buoyed even if they should not have been because of the
general pull going
on throughout U.S. companies.
There are a number of reasons investors missed out
on the run up in
stocks — bad advice, a misunderstanding of market history, fear of another crash from the recency effect or just a lack of knowledge
on markets in
general.
Auto
stocks were notably higher
on Tuesday after
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) surprised the Street with an earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2017, which exceeded Wall Street's estimates.
That said, the analyst is bullish
on the
stock, saying Dollar
General's earnings algorithm is achievable and compelling.
Based solely
on the individual
stock's total return, Ultra Petroleum, Baker Hughes, Bruker,
General Dynamics and HNI led the pack with Blount,
General Motors, Atlas Air, Scripps Networks and MasterCard bringing up the rear.
In
general, the
stock market goes up or down 1 - 3 %
on a routine basis.
A strong seasonal period began with
Stocks in
General on April 11th, and is currently powering the Energy Sector higher.
General Electric (GE) is a company with businesses we have always admired, but we have questioned the
stock's valuation and management's focus
on returns when making capital allocation decisions.
Because if you acquire C corporation
stock before the end of the year, and your business qualifies as a qualified small business under Section 1202 (in
general, less than $ 50M in gross assets and not a service business), you may escape tax entirely
on your ultimate sale of the
stock.
Of course, there is always someone
on the other side of each transaction; in
general, these are financial institutions and professional investors, who are ready to take advantage of the mistakes that individual traders make in choosing a
stock to sell and another
stock to buy.