Boston, MA 10\/15\/2013 (wallstreetpr) –\u00a0General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) operates ina business environment which is easy to understand and consistent. At one place where it provides the required infrastructure and services to the oil\u00a0 and gas companies, power companies,\u00a0 aviation and transportation companies, healthcare companies then on the other side, it supplies to the military as well. GE\u2019s diversified portfolio of its operations makes it an attractive buy and a stock to hold on. This is evident from the operating earnings which recorded a growth rate of over 8% and the year-over-year increase of 45% in its cash flow.<\/p>\n
General Electric\u2019s stock has been trading in the range of $21-$24 over the past twelve months which could possibly be an advantage point for investors to make an entry into the stock. GE\u2019s 52 week high price range is $24.95 and the 52 week low price is $19.87. GE\u2019s\u00a0 languishing earnings can be due to the weak performance of GE\u2019s financial segment i.e. GE Capital. The company\u2019s intentions to either completely exit or reduce its operations in GE Capital could bring back the glitter into its present weak earnings.<\/p>\n
It is worthy to note that GE has been aggressively involved in buying back its own shares and is determined to continue to do so in future. The company had 10.6 billion shares outstanding about a year ago which has come down to 10.2 billion shares now, which is 4 percent of buyback in a year. This has led to Analysts to make a downside prediction of the stock by setting a market consensus estimate of $0.37 earnings per share. The revenue is forecasted to be $35.8 billion down from the previous year\u2019s revenue of $36.3 billion.<\/p>\n
Amid GE\u2019s buyback activities and its much presented gloomy prospects, the factor which surpasses all this concern is the GE\u2019s ability to deliver in terms of being a highest dividend paying company. With a current yield of 3.25%, the company has put across its objective to keep the dividend yield up. Therefore, in the days to come GE can surprise its investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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