While the fate of General Motors (GM) as a company is being debated by legislators and others, investors would agree that GM will be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average as the common stock faces the likely prospect of heading to zero despite efforts for a bailout of workers and suppliers. Some companies to consider as a replacement for GMK include:
Abbott Labs (ABT) is a consistent performer with diversified healthcare operations included pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical nutrition products, and medical devices/stents
8/8 - "At Valuecruncher we decided to put some numbers around the potential future performance of CSCO using our on-line valuation tool...Our assumptions of revenues for the next three years are $43.5 billion in 2009 growing to $52.5 billion in 2011 – a 10% compound annual growth rate. We have projected EBITDA margins to grow from 29.0% in 2009 to 30.0% in 2011."
"We have used a terminal growth rate of 4.5%. We calculated this terminal growth rate based on year three growth of 10% dropping to a 4.0% stable growth rate by year 10. We used a terminal capital expenditure number of US$1.25 bil...
8/6 - "Perhaps the most encouraging part of the conference call was when he said that there is progress in the U.S. enterprise market and that total overall enterprise growth is possibly stabilizing; “while growth still varies dramatically by industry, the large multinationals and financial institutions, which were the first ones to decline almost a year ago, in terms of their spending with us, now are doing dramatically better” (transcript provided by SeekingAlpha). Contrast this with the comments he made about a “lumpy” enterprise market in the fall of ’07 when Cisco shares traded above $...
I thought this past month would be all about the financials and oil. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the likes (I don't count Yahoo anymore) have been making me look like a fool. As we begin to look at weaker and weaker economic numbers it would be hard to justify buy into CSCO and their top of the line networking and communications equipment. However, having said said that, I believe even cash strapped corporations will turn to companies like CSCO so they can do more with less.
Tech companies that cater to individual consumers will probably take a beating this Christmas as we
After my initial examination of the books on CSCO I am confident that it will be a winner long-term. To further re-enforce this notion I took at look at the technical side of things to.
Worst case scenario is that CSCO finished off this gigantic-looking head and shoulders it's been coming down off of since early August 2006. That being said the lowest point it looks to be capable of hitting is around $17.50/share. Certainly a significant downside potential but I don't think it will get anywhere near there.
As per my usual rule of not waiting for the stock to hit the bottom ...
This is the last in a series of articles regarding my recently introduced “Conservative Growth/Balanced Model Portfolio”.Last week, I shared the background and overall asset allocation. You can refer back to the article or visit my website to learn more.As I stated in the previous article, the equity component of the portfolio is overweight relative to the S&P 500 in the Industrial, Consumer Discretionary and Financial Sectors.I previously shared my basis for taking these exposures. I am now going to address the two stocks that make up the Technology investments, National Instrume
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says when the dust settles, we'll notice the reduced equity here, and stocks will rise to reflect it.
Do corporate balance sheets matter? One of the things that you will see in the next few weeks is everyday industrial companies brimming with cash. Y...
During the Internet boom in the latter part of the 1990s, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) was the king of the must-have stocks, with shares of the maker of telecommunications-networking gear soaring 400% from June 1998 to March 2000.
At Fridays close of $23.61, Ciscos shares are down 69% from their all-time high of $77.31 and 31% from their 52-week high of $34.24, as most investors realize this will never be the great growth stock that it was a decade ago.
5/7 - "Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) is still on track to meet its own ambitious performance targets, because this world of ours is thirsty for more and smarter network infrastructure. Yes, even under a slowing American economy."
"(CEO John) Chambers believes that the next five years will see Cisco setting itself even farther apart from competitors like Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT), Juniper Networks (Nasdaq: JNPR), and Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU). The key is "Web 2.0" technologies like cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS), where Cisco is designing its routers and switches to of...
There was a selloff in the financials late in the day, observed Pete Najarian, and he said XLF has pulled back after hitting $27 for the seventh time. He blames Citigroup for keeping XLF back. Jeff Macke said there was a potential rally on Citis raising capital, but it didnt pan out. He didnt think the Fed meeting had much of an impact on the market and didnt think the selloff was so severe. Guy
Cisco Offers "Lumpy" Guidance
- Cisco (CSCO) can be seen as a bellwether for the Technology sector, as they provide the backbone for so many internet systems. CEO John Chambers repor...
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