General Electric (GE, $8.56) shares climb on CEO Larry Culp's $2 million stock purchase
Following whistleblower Harry Markopolos’ allegations that General Electric is “a bigger fraud than Enron”, GE CEO Larry Culp purchased $2 million worth of shares in the group.
Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from late Thursday reveal that Culp bought 252,000 GE shares at $7.93 each yesterday, as the stock plummeted on a Wall Street Journal report that Harry Markopolos has pointed out what he considers fraudulent financial statements from GE.
Markopolos is an accounting expert who had in the past taken the lid off Bernie Madoff's investment fraud. According to Markopolos, GE’s insurance unit would need an $18.5 billion boost to its reserves. His report also mentions that GE’s accounting irregularities would amount to around $38 billion – which is around 40% of the company’s market cap.
However, responding to Markopolos’ allegations at GE, Culp said in a statement, “GE will always take any allegation of financial misconduct seriously. But this is market manipulation – pure and simple”. He further added, “Mr. Markopolos’s report contains false statements of fact and these claims could have been corrected if he had checked them with GE before publishing the report.”
Following reports of Culp’s purchase of GE shares, the stock climbed more than +5% Friday.
GE's RSI Indicator ascends from oversold territory
The RSI Oscillator for GE moved out of oversold territory on April 09, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is shifting from a downward trend to an upward trend. Traders may want to buy the stock or call options. The A.I.dvisor looked at 17 similar instances when the indicator left oversold territory. In of the 17 cases the stock moved higher. This puts the odds of a move higher at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on April 21, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on GE as a result. In of 92 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 22, 2025. Looking at past instances where GE's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 56 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
GE moved above its 50-day moving average on April 24, 2025 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GE advanced for three days, in of 335 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
GE may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.
Bearish Trend Analysis
The Stochastic Oscillator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The 10-day moving average for GE crossed bearishly below the 50-day moving average on April 04, 2025. This indicates that the trend has shifted lower and could be considered a sell signal. In of 15 past instances when the 10-day crossed below the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
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 .
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 61, placing this stock better than average.
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 Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady 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 PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average 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 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 (10.941) is normal, around the industry mean (9.961). P/E Ratio (31.137) is within average values for comparable stocks, (56.938). GE's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (8.745) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (2.017). Dividend Yield (0.006) settles around the average of (0.019) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (5.411) is also within normal values, averaging (7.204).
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