General Electric's (GE, $11.16) Quarterly Dividend Is Reduced to a Penny
General Electric cuts its quarterly dividends to just a penny per share, from 12 cents.
Shareholders were getting dividends of 24 cents per share a year ago. The latest reduction in payout will save about $3.9 billion a year, as announced by GE – a company almost cash-strapped amidst its mounting debt. Its new CEO Larry Culp has yet to give out a definitive statement publicly on how he plans to turn around the conglomerate’s prospects, particularly of its power-equipment division. Sales from the power business had plunged -33% in Q3.
Culp decided to split the power division into two units: the gas product and services groups being one unit, while GE Power’s other segments, including steam, nuclear, grid solutions and power conversion will make up the other unit. However, GE said this month that it could fall short of meeting its earnings and cash-flow expectations for 2018 mainly due to the weakness in its power-equipment business.
Tuesday’s announcement of a dividend cut could either dampen GE investor sentiments even further due to drastically lowered dividend-incomes from the stock, or it could spur hope among long-term (and more optimistic) investors that more retained earnings could be channeled towards resuscitating the company’s operations.
GE saw its Stochastic Oscillator leaves the overbought zone
The Stochastic Oscillator for GE moved out of overbought territory on October 10, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock and investors may want to consider selling or taking a defensive position. A.I.dvisor looked at 63 similar instances where the indicator exited the overbought zone. In of the 63 cases the stock moved lower. This puts the odds of a downward move at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bearish Trend Analysis
The 10-day RSI Indicator for GE moved out of overbought territory on September 24, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 42 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 42 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .
The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on October 14, 2025. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on GE as a result. In of 87 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for GE turned negative on October 02, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 54 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In of the 54 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at .
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 .
Bullish Trend Analysis
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where GE advanced for three days, in of 358 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.
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 397 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 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 57, placing this stock better than average.
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 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 very 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 (16.639) is normal, around the industry mean (10.647). P/E Ratio (42.807) is within average values for comparable stocks, (92.028). GE's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (5.865) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (1.946). Dividend Yield (0.004) settles around the average of (0.016) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (7.794) is also within normal values, averaging (10.378).
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a manufacturer of products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control and utilization of electricity; manufactures aircraft engines and medical equipment
Industry AerospaceDefense
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