The question of whether to exchange their GE(GE) stock to receive Synchrony Financial(SYF) at a 7% discount is a question weighing heavily on the minds of many GE shareholders. One investor decided to Ask Matt what to do. Who is Matt? Apparently, Matt is “USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz [who] answers a different reader question every weekday.”… Read More »
It may be the world’s premier luxury brand. Ferrari(RACE) manufactured just 7,255 cars last year, part of its strategy to keep supply below the level of demand. The recent IPO of 10% of Ferrari’s shares by Fiat Chrysler(FCAU) followed the same model, making available only a small number of shares. Barron’s notes that the company’s valuation is unjustified.… Read More »
Mario Gabelli has often made money off of spinoffs. Now he’s executing one. Gabelli, the CEO and controlling shareholder of GAMCO Investors(GBL), will be spinning off the company’s alternative investment management business and some assorted assets as Associated Capital Group. At 11:59PM on November 19, GAMCO shareholders as of November 12 will receive one Associated Capital Group Class… Read More »
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman (NOC) is feeling pretty good right now after having just won a massive contract for the new long range bomber. The company is also in the process of restructuring its organization by cutting its operating groups from 4 to 3, one of which will be called Technology Services. The move led to suspicion that… Read More »
While Yahoo(YHOO) still persists in its hope that its spinoff of Aabaco Holdings and its Alibaba(BABA) stake will be tax free, one analyst believes that investors have not been properly evaluating the worst case. Bob Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey believes that taxes may be as high as 65% of the Alibaba stake’s value. Why does he believe that?… Read More »
As is often the case, this week’s spinoffs have implications for market indexes. First, Hewlett-Packard(HPQ) will be replaced by BlackRock(BLK) in the S&P 100. Hewlett-Packard will be changing its name to HP and spinning off Hewlett Packard Enterprise(HPE). Hewlett Packard Enterprise joined its former parent in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, October 30.… Read More »