GE settlement cuts your uncertainty

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $11 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.75 billion; Market cap: $96.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 0.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) has three main businesses: aviation (jet engines and aircraft… Read More

GE hit by COVID-19 and high debt

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $6.48 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.75 billion; Market cap: $56.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) has three main businesses: aviation (jet engines and aircraft… Read More

Virus slows recovery for GE investors

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $7.29 is still a hold. The company (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 8.7 billion; Market cap: $63.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ge.com) has three main businesses: aviation (jet engines and aircraft… Read More

Q: What are your thoughts on the long-term prospects of Medtronics plc, a maker of medical devices including ventilators? Thanks.

A: Medtronic plc, $100.85, symbol MDT on New York, (Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $135.0 billion; www.medtronic.com), develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells a wide range of healthcare-related  devices and equipment. Based on revenue, the company is the world’s largest medical device provider.

Medtronic operates in… Read More