general electric
New York symbol GE, is one of the world’s largest industrial companies. It operates in six main segments: Infrastructure; Commercial Finance; Consumer Finance; Healthcare; Industrial; and Media.
SONY CORP. ADRs $59 (New York symbol SNE; Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $76.7 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.sony.net) has rejected demands from activist investor Daniel Loeb, who owns roughly 2% of the company’s shares through his Third Point hedge fund, to spin off its image sensor division....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $9.37 (New York symbol GE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.7 billion; Market cap: $81.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) now plans to focus on three main businesses: aviation products, electrical power equipment, and renewable power equipment.
As part of that strategy, GE will sell its BioPharma business to Danaher Corp....
As part of that strategy, GE will sell its BioPharma business to Danaher Corp....
Our Spinoffs, Takeovers and Special Situations newsletter focuses on the three types of investment opportunities in its name. Huntsman and Danaher were two of our earliest recommendations in the Spinoffs area. Each had just completed a spinoff of a smaller business.
In July 2016, Danaher handed out 100% the shares in its Fortive subsidiary to its own shareholders, as a special dividend....
In July 2016, Danaher handed out 100% the shares in its Fortive subsidiary to its own shareholders, as a special dividend....
DANAHER CORP. $128 (New York symbol DHR; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 701.9 million; Market cap: $89.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.danaher.com) makes precision-testing equipment and tools....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $10 (New York symbol GE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.7 billion; Market cap: $87.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) continues to make progress with its plan to focus on three main businesses: aviation products, electrical power equipment, and renewable power equipment.
As part of that strategy, it will merge its locomotive business with Wabtec Corp....
BANK OF MONTREAL $99 (Toronto symbol BMO; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 640.1 million; Market cap: $64.0 billion; Dividend yield: 3.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.bmo.com) raised its quarterly dividend by 4.2% starting with the February 2019 payment....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $8.98 (New York symbol GE, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.7 billion; Market cap: $78.1 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.ge.com) recently announced a major restructuring that will narrow its focus to three main businesses: aviation operations (jet engines and aircraft electronics); electrical power equipment (such as turbines and related equipment for gas-fired and nuclear power plants); and renewable power equipment (wind farms and hydroelectric plants).
As a result, GE will spin off its healthcare operations as a separate firm....
As a result, GE will spin off its healthcare operations as a separate firm....
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A: The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, $43.27, symbol SDOG on New York (Units outstanding: 49.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.alpssectordividenddogs.com), is an ETF that applies the “Dogs of the Dow” theory on a sector-by-sector basis using the stocks in the S&P 500....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $12 (New York symbol GE, Shares outstanding: 8.7 billion; Market cap: $104.4 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Takeover Target Rating: Low; www.ge.com) has replaced its CEO, John Flannery, with Larry Culp—the former CEO of Danaher Corp....