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Value Stock News Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Discloses 10% Stake in Burlington Northern
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has disclosed a greater than 10% stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI). Through three insurance subsidiaries (Columbia, National Indemnity, and National Fire & Marine) Berkshire beneficially owns 39,027,430 shares of Burlington Northern common stock according to an SEC filing made on Friday, April 6, 2007. Berkshire's most recent reported purchase was made on Thursday, April 5th, and consisted of 1,219,000 shares purchased at $81.18 each. ... Dealing With Stock Market Corrections: Ten Do's and Don'ts
A correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or small. Theoretically, even technically I'm told, corrections adjust equity prices to their actual value or "support levels". In reality, it's much easier than that. Prices go down because of speculator reactions to expectations of news, speculator reactions to actual news, and investor profit taking. The two former "becauses" are more potent than ever before because there is more self-directed money out there than ever ... Stock Research - Hedge Fund fraud leads to $160 million Bear Stearns Settlement
Richard Stoyeck It was announced recently that a Federal Bankruptcy court judge ordered Bear Stearns, one of America's top tier trading firms to pay $160 million to investors who lost money with a hedge fund that cleared through Bear Stearns. While doing stock research on publicly traded brokerage corporations, we came across the settlement. This spurred us on to thinking, what does this mean for the everyday investor, and what does it mean for stock research in general. ... Stock Investing - Chrysler up for sale - What is DaimlerChrysler thinking?
Richard Stoyeck DaimlerChrysler has basically thrown in the towel by hiring J.P. Morgan Chase to find a way for the luxury German auto maker to divest itself of the Chrysler automobile company here in America. We went back and took a look at our stock research on the original German purchase of Chrysler and wondered how we got from there to here. Chrysler was a stock pick of ours as far back as 1981 when Lee Iacocca brilliantly prevented bankruptcy, and turned the company ... Investing - Home Prices fall in majority of the biggest markets
Richard Stoyeck If you have owned a home, or any piece of residential real estate including condos, and vacation homes than you are aware of the run up in prices that occurred for a five year period that ended more than a year ago. In terms of investing, owning a home for half a century has been a wonderful way to build wealth. It is one of the few investing methods where you could actually live in your investment, while it increased in value. Most investors are not aware ... Value Investing and its Advantages
Ohad Livne Value Investing is an investment strategy used by some of the country's more prominent investors, most notably Warren Buffett. The American Heritage Dictionary defines value as a fair price or return. For value investors, this definition is a key concept in choosing which investments are right for purchase at a given time. They are not just looking for stocks that are solid- but are undervalued. Value investing is an approach to investing that ... What is Breakup Value?
Jim PretinIf you are new to investing, you may have heard of breakup value, but have no idea what it means. Sounds bad, huh? If there is much discussion about the breakup value of a company, it could mean that the company is having problems and is about to be sold off. . Simply put, the breakup value is what a company would be worth if its component parts were sold off and the liabilities were paid. For example, a certain company may have multiple subsidiary ... 11 Interesting Facts about Warren Buffett
Ken Chee WARREN BUFFETT (second-richest person in the world) THE BILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR 1) He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! 2) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. 3) He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that ... Stock Research - Eastman Kodak and the Power of Disruptive Technologies
by Richard Stoyeck It's simply amazing that ten years into the digital revolution, Eastman Kodak is trying to figure out what business they are in. For decades Kodak dominated the chemically based photographic process. You shoot a roll of film, and then you physically took the roll to a developer, and made a second trip to pick up the finished prints. Their only competition in the industry was the Japanese company, Fuji. The upstart would just eat away each year at Kodak's market, ... China's Spending of $125 billion Towards Improving Water Quality Over Next Five
China's Spending of $125 billion Towards Improving Water Quality Over Next Five Years Opens Market to Foreign Investment By Ann-Marie Fleming, www.Water-Stocks.com December 2006 Global water shortages, aging equipment and continued contamination from pollution and global warming continue to drive investments into infrastructure and water purification. Water sector participants such as WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA), a manufacturer of ... Stock Research - Pfizer blows up its own Pipeline with Torcetrapib withdrawal
Stock Research - Pfizer blows up its own Pipeline with Torcetrapib withdrawal by Richard Stoyeck Stock research we call it. You want to talk about stock research. Let's talk about how Pfizer the world renowned drug company blew itself up over the weekend. We all know that the classes of drugs, known as the STATINS have meant billions to the bottom line of the major pharmaceutical drug companies. Remember we said billions to the bottom line, not just sales. Nothing is more ... Stock Investing – Midterm Elections Make Drug Companies a Sale
Stock Investing – Midterm Elections Make Drug Companies a Sale By Richard Stoyeck Stock investing is tough enough when you have to deal with the specifics of a company and an industry. When you throw politics into the equation it becomes a whole new ball game. Now stock investing can be a crap shoot at best. Let’s take a look at what’s going on currently, and you decide. First let’s look at a little history. For the better part of 50 years, the ... Chevron: Will the Drop in the Price of Oil Hurt Earnings?
Chevron: Will the Drop in the Price of Oil Hurt Earnings? By Dennis Biray As Chevron (CVX) will report earnings this week, you may be wondering if it will be beneficial to purchase shares of this company in attempt of earning higher capital gains. You may also be wondering why I am endorsing the purchase of this equity at a time when oil prices are at its lowest point for this year. While such is a valid claim, there is a more profound reason to the success that ... Can you buy Shares of Verizon Now?
Can you buy Shares of Verizon Now? By Dennis Biray Approximately one week away from Verizon’s (VZ) third quarter results, many investors are speculating whether to purchase shares of this lucrative telecommunications giant. In search for answers by examining earnings from other powerful monsters, there is a mix bag in terms of what to expect for both Verizon and the telecommunication industry in general. However, just specifically in the case of Verizon, I believe the real ... Caterpillar: A Buy or Sell?
With the primary purpose of selling products dedicated to mining or digging, Caterpillar (CAT) might not be too favorable to investors with the decrease in price of commodities. However, such a situation may not be that unfavorable to this company. With a recession looming illustrated by corporations stopping some of their production to accommodate the eventual decreasing demand as represented by the waning job offerings, commodity prices will reflect such a change by having ... Sony: Will PS3 Save this Company?
By Dennis Biray With the recent announcement that Sony (SNE) will delay its PS3 launch in Europe, a similar reaction should be based in your mind of whether to buy or sell your shares of this company. With such a shaky corporation in terms of announcing favorable information, the confidence in buying shares of Sony has dropped as shown by its stock the past few months. With the added problems of having the major laptop producers having to recall the specific Sony brand ... Stock research and the price of leadership-corporate, public, private
Richard Stoyeck The Wall Street Journal reported today that the President of Vanderbilt University receives compensation of $1.4 million. The school also spends in excess of $700,000 on frequent parties, and a personal chef. There's also the issue of $6 million of improvements to the mansion where he lives, which the university paid for. At least six colleges in the country are now paying about a million a year to their Presidents. You will remember President Clinton ... The Human Index
As the Dow approaches a new all-time high (the record close was 11,722.98), now would be a good time to take a break from the financial news found on your televisions, in your newspapers, (and yes) even on your computers. A new high is an empty headline. I'm not writing to tell you that; you already know that. What you may not fully appreciate is just how arbitrary an index the Dow Jones Industrial Average really is. Most notably, it's no longer very industrial. Only ... An Analysis of Lenox (LNX)
Below is a letter from Mr. John L. Morgan, beneficial owner of approximately 7% of Lenox (LNX), to Ms. Susan E. Engel, Chairwoman and CEO of Lenox. Dear Susan, When your board offered me a directorship on September 18, 2006, we discussed the reasons that made it unacceptable. At that time, I reiterated that I could best serve the shareholders of Lenox Group by assuming a leadership role on the Board of Directors and playing an active role in formulating and guiding the ... How Important Are Dividends?
How Important Are Dividends? Dividends are transfers of cash by the corporation to its owners—portions of a company’s profits paid out to the company’s shareholders. Every company has to decide what to do with its earnings. It can plow them all back into the company to fund growth; make acquisitions; or undertake special projects. Or, it can siphon off some and return them as dividends to shareholders. Reasonable minds can differ ... General Motors: A Buy or Sell
Dennis Biray With the recent decrease in oil prices, you may be eager to get back into the transportation game with the potential of making a decent return in certain equities. One of these specific equities could be General Motors (GM). While may experts are hyping the motion that oil is on its way down for an extended period of time, my views tend to differ which may not make GM as enticing as it is now. Cringing on the future market of oil ... An Analysis of Nintendo (NTDOY)
Even before last week's announcement from Sony (SNE), it seemed nearly certain that company's dominance in the PlayStation 2 generation of video game consoles would give way to a much more level playing field for the PS3 generation. This time around, Sony faces much stiffer competition from both Microsoft (MSFT) and Nintendo (NTDOY). While the Nintendo name is most closely associated with a video game platform (the NES), the company's real focus has always been the games rather ... What is Fundamental Analysis?
James Lee It is important to understand the difference between fundamental analysis and technical analysis. A quick explanation of the difference among the two types of analysis is: fundamental analysis focuses on the company and economic events while technical analysis focuses primarily on price action and market behavior. Fundamentals include earnings report, dividends, sales, inventories, profit margins, P/E ratio, market share, etc.... Investment Manager Warns about Investing in Uranium Projects
James Finch Although the junior mining sector began crumbling in May, savvy investor Mike Halvorson, president of Halcorp Capital, still ended up having a very busy summer. Welcome to the world of a substantial investor in mining stocks, who gets in early and then enjoys sizeable profits as, one by one, his companies become takeover targets. "I've been fortunate," the humble Halvorson told us, "I've gotten associated with top explorationists, the people who do know a ... An Analysis of Blyth (BTH)
Blyth (BTH) calls itself a home expressions company. Most people call it a candle company. Neither description is entirely accurate. Blyth can rightly be called the world's largest scented candle company, because larger competitors like S.C. Johnson and Sara Lee (SLE) are primarily engaged in other businesses. Like its smaller rival The Yankee Candle Company (YCC), Blyth is primarily a scented candle company. However, unlike the Yankee Candle Company, Blyth has substantial ... Sumner Redstone Fires Viacom CEO Tom Freston
On Monday, Sumner Redstone fired Viacom's CEO, Tom Freston. Yesterday, Viacom announced that its Board of Directors had appointed Philippe Dauman President and CEO and Thomas Dooley Senior Executive V.P. and Chief Administrative Officer (a newly created position). Mr. Dooley's role is expected to be similar to that of a Chief Operating Officer. Both Dauman and Dooley are members of Viacom's Board of Directors. They served in key positions within the previous incarnation of Viacom, ... The Basics of Fundamental Analysis
Steve Waller Fundamental analysis is a widely used method of stock valuation that is based on the performance of a company and the economic situation in the country or countries in which the company is based and/or trades. All of the large investment houses such as JPMorgan and Schroeders use this approach as it is very good for the determining long term value of a share. The Approach The most common approach to fundamental analysis is termed ... How to Choose a Uranium Stock
James E. Finch Now that the uranium bull market has gone to a new level, a number of uranium mining exploration and development stocks made spectacular percentage gains. The uranium price has soared from under $7/pound in late 2000 to its recent record high of $46/pound. Some experts recently forecast uranium prices could rise above $50/pound this year and may go higher in 2007. Some analysts have predicted uranium could trade toward $100/pound. We turned to ... Jim Rogers: How Long Will the Commodities Bull Market Last?
By James Finch We talked, in a taped telephone interview at his home in Singapore, with Billionaire Jim Rogers, legendary commodities trader, who picked the bottom of the commodities bull market in 1999. With George Soros, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1970. Over the next decade, Quantum Fund grew by more than 3,300 percent. Rogers retired, later a guest professor of finance at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and still ... U.S. Uranium Sector Glowed in 2005: An Even Brighter Future Ahead
James Finch The U.S. Department of Energy's record-keeping arm issued very encouraging data this week, which should give a boost to many of the companies developing their uranium properties in the United States. Front-runners, with the more solid outlook, include Strathmore Minerals (TSX: STM; Other OTC: STHJF), UR-Energy (TSX: URE), Uranerz Energy (OTC BB: URNZ) and Energy Metals (TSX: EMC). The U.S. government's uranium annual report should also help bolster ... |
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On the web: Geoff Gannon Investor Questions Podcast #5: Why Do You Use Free Cash Flow to Value a Stock ... (Guru Focus)By Geoff Gannon. The big reason why you use free cash flow to value a stock instead of earnings is that free cash flow is what companies use to do the things that add value to their stock. Read more » » Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing? (AP via Yahoo! News)A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing. Resource Stock Update: Endeavour Financial (Resource Investor)This stock was trading at too large a discount to asset value and was stuck in a trading range. It was likely to break out soon, and boy did it ever. Stock futures signal weak open on anniversary of bottom (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Stock index futures pointed to a modestly lower open on Tuesday, the anniversary of the lows reached in the recession, as the dollar strengthened and pressured commodity prices. Stock futures off on anniversary of recession bottom (Reuters via Yahoo! News)U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday, the anniversary of the lows reached in the recession, as the dollar strengthened and pressured commodity prices. Stock futures lower on anniversary of recession bottom (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, the anniversary of the lows reached in the recession, as the dollar strengthened and pressured commodity prices. Stock investors ask: What's the next big thing? (AP via Yahoo! Finance)A year after the stock market began its comeback from 12-year lows, investors are looking for the next big thing. Stocks have lost some of the momentum that propelled the Dow Jones industrial average up 4,017 points, or 61.4 percent, from its close of 6,547 on March 9, 2009. Stock futures down as commodities fall, techs in focus (Reuters via Yahoo! News)U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as commodities weakened ahead of a report expected to show another increase in crude oil inventories, a bearish sign for demand in the world's largest energy consumer. U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall on Anniversary of Bear-Market Low (BusinessWeek)U.S. stock-index futures fell on concern the biggest yearlong advance by the Standard & Poor's 500 Index since the Great Depression has outpaced the prospects for economic recovery. NewsWatch: Stock futures edge lower on anniversary of rebound (Market Watch)U.S. equity futures edge lower on Tuesday, as caution dominates sentiment on the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the stock market's rebound from its lows last year. |
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