Yet another General Electric business is up for sale. The conglomerate announced Tuesday that it is handing over its commercial LED making business Current to private equity firm American Industrial Partners.
GE's decision to sell its commercial lighting business comes merely three years after it was started to make LED technology, sensors, controls and software that were supplied to offices of companies like Walmart and JPMorgan Chase. As GE struggles with its shrinking earnings, it has been selling off several of its business units in recent times in order to reduce costs and raise enough cash to make good on its massive debt obligations. Previously this year, GE revealed plans to spin-off its healthcare segment, and agreed to sell its 111 year old rail business to locomotive company Wabtech.
On Tuesday, GE also completed the $3.25 billion sale of its distributed power segment to private equity company Advent International.
Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where GE declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
GE broke above its upper Bollinger Band on April 23, 2024. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on April 23, 2024. You may want to consider a long position or call options on GE as a result. In of 87 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for GE just turned positive on April 23, 2024. Looking at past instances where GE's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 50 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
GE moved above its 50-day moving average on April 03, 2024 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
The 10-day moving average for GE crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on April 08, 2024. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 14 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GE advanced for three days, in of 319 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 345 cases where GE Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. GE’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 71, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (5.952) is normal, around the industry mean (6.766). P/E Ratio (42.724) is within average values for comparable stocks, (35.466). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (1.951) is also within normal values, averaging (1.953). Dividend Yield (0.003) settles around the average of (0.017) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (2.570) is also within normal values, averaging (4.669).
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
a manufacturer of products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control and utilization of electricity; manufactures aircraft engines and medical equipment
Industry AerospaceDefense