spinoffs
A spinoff takes place when a company decides to get rid of a portion of its asset base, possibly because it wants to focus its activities elsewhere, but is unable to sell the assets for a price that it feels reflects their value. Instead, the parent company sets the assets up as a separate company, then hands out shares in that publicly listed firm to its current investors.
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As we’ve often written, the odds are skewed against you when you enter the market for certain kinds of investments.
One of these is the new-issues, or IPO (Initial Public Offering), market. You can get lucky in the new-issues market, just as you can in the used-car market, or in a lottery....
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In October 2018, Honeywell International Inc. spun off two of its smaller operations—Garrett Motion and Resideo Technologies.
Honeywell is up about 20% since the spinoffs. However, the two new firms have moved lower, which is not unusual for new spinoffs with little earnings history or broker attention....
Honeywell is up about 20% since the spinoffs. However, the two new firms have moved lower, which is not unusual for new spinoffs with little earnings history or broker attention....
Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects.
When a spinoff begins trading, it stands to reason that investors will put a low price on it. After all, the spinoff hits the market with a large number of neutral, if not reluctant shareholders who have limited expectations for it.
Most are willing to sell their shares when they get around to it....
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UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. $137 (New York symbol UTX; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 862.8 million; Market cap: $118.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.utc.com) is leading maker of jet engines (Pratt & Whitney), aircraft controls (Collins Aerospace Systems), heating and air-conditioning equipment (Carrier), and elevators (Otis).
Overall revenue fell 3.1%, from $57.9 billion in 2014 to $56.1 billion in 2015 on the sale of its Sikorsky helicopter business for $9 billion....
Overall revenue fell 3.1%, from $57.9 billion in 2014 to $56.1 billion in 2015 on the sale of its Sikorsky helicopter business for $9 billion....
Comparing a direct listing against an IPO will show that the direct route is cheaper. But stock quality is still the most important factor in a buy decision
Invest in upcoming stock spinoffs over new issues to profit over the long term. That’s because spinoffs tend to perform better over time than their IPO counterparts