Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the technology and financial services corporation General Electric Company (NYSE:GE). The current dividend yield amounts to 3.26 percent.

General Electric Company (GE) is a technology and financial services corporation. Its products and services range from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing and industrial products. It serves customers in more than 100 countries. Effective January 28, 2011, it held a 49% interest in a media entity that includes the NBC Universal businesses. Its segments include Energy Infrastructure, Technology Infrastructure, NBC Universal, GE Capital and Home & Business Solutions. Effective January 1, 2011, it reorganized the Technology Infrastructure segment into three segments: Aviation, Healthcare and Transportation. In March 2010, it sold its GE Security business to United Technologies. In December 2010, it sold its Central American bank and card business, BAC Credomatic GECF Inc. (BAC). On February 1, 2011, it acquired Dresser, Inc. On February 3, 2011, it acquired Wellstream PLC (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	152.46 Bil
Income	13.43 Bil
Net Profit Margin	9.38%
Return on Equity	11.25%
Debt/Equity Ratio	3.78
Revenue/Share	14.28
Earnings/Share	1.2
Book Value/Share	11.65
Dividend Rate	0.6
Payout Ratio	40.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	14.4
Price/Book	1.6
Price/Sales	1.3
Price/Cash Flow	5.4
Dividend Yield %	3.26
Forward Price/Earnings	11.1
PEG Ratio	1
PEG Payback (Yrs)	6.6

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	18
52-Wk High	22
52-Wk Low	14.25
Volume	50.54 Mil
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	50.2 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	19.03
200-Day Moving Average	18.73

Sales and Income Figures of General Electric (Click to enlarge)

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