
NYSE:GE
They are spinning off their health care division, which is arguably their highest-growth area. They are also spinning off Baker Hughes. There will probably be a dividend cut later. She is waiting to see how the company evolves over the next 12-to-24 months before deciding whether it is a good business to invest in or not. Over the short term, it probably has more room to fall.
It got booted off the Dow today, but GE didn't have much impact on the Dow. GE also announced it would spin-off healthcare and divest 30% in Baker Hughes. They're on the right path and their CEO is doing a good job, but GE is uncertain--how long will this restructuring take? If this spin-off comes and you hold GE (as a Canadian), there could be tax consequences. If you own it, hold it.
It bounced a little today with its plan to spin off health care and oil. His model price for GE is $12.81 and the stock closed yesterday at $12.75. He expects the S&P to issue a negative review on GE’s debt as GE’s balance sheet changes. He would not buy here. He wants the balance sheet to shrink much more before considering it.
He usually does not buy stocks over $10 but he did this one. They have a lot of problems. There is a question about dividend sustainability. They just got kicked out of the DOW. Two other companies went up greatly after being kicked out of the DOW and taking a dip. He is being conservative on this one because there is a lot of risk. Don't buy more. They have a big pension liability to deal with as well.
He's watching this. It's broken a downtrend line, but is it now a buy? No, there are too many shareholders now at the current base (it's too low). At a recent call, the CEO issued negative guidance, pushing out there guidance even further
into the future. For him to buy, he needs to see a bigger base as the stock rises.
This company has had its licks. Its healthcare division is its crown jewel. Its power and energy divisions are leaders in their industries but they are weak industries. He thinks it might be time to try to catch the falling knife but he recommends buying in stages, buying some now and perhaps again in 6 months.. A complete recovery might take a long time.
One of the most disappointing stock in the U,S market. Has gone from a market leader to a marker lagger to say the least. New CEO is reevaluating every businesses and selling of or joint venturing. That’s going to take some time. He caught the dividend which people didn’t like. Stocks seems to have reached a bottom now. He thinks its a safe stock to buy for longer term value investors.
He bought this years ago. It rose to over $30 but didn’t quite hit his buy price, then the wheels came off the car and he still has it. He was unhappy with some of the previous President’s actions but now they are making some deals that seem reasonably good. Their debt is huge. They may have to cut the dividend again. He is holding it because it has tremendous upside if it can recover. He expects a lot of write downs in the near future but is giving the new President the benefit of the doubt.
Is it time to take profit on a short sale? The stock is leveling off following the restructuring and management change. The market will start to give them the benefit of the doubt at these valuations. He does not see much more downside. He would suggest taking profit on any short sales now.