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| Subject: Tuesday Money Morning September 10, 2013 ==Nike replaces Alcoa==Visa replaces Hewlitt Packard==Goldman Sachs Gropu replaces Bank of America | |
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] Date Posted: 23:36:50 09/20/13 Fri By: Money Morning September 10, 2013 at 18:08 PM EDTBig Dow Index Changes: What They Mean for Your Stocks In the biggest Dow Index changes in nearly a decade, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA ), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ ), and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) are being dumped from the closely watched 30-stock index. Athletic gear maker Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE ) steps into the place of Alcoa, a Dow component for 54 years. Payments company Visa Inc. (NYSE: V ) will unseat HP, which joined the blue-chip benchmark in 1997. And Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS ) replaces BofA, which joined the index five years ago. To continue reading, please click here... In the biggest Dow Index changes in nearly a decade, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) are being dumped from the closely watched 30-stock index. Athletic gear maker Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) steps into the place of Alcoa, a Dow component for 54 years. Payments company Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) will unseat HP, which joined the blue-chip benchmark in 1997. And Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) replaces BofA, which joined the index five years ago. The Dow changes take effect with the close of trading on Sept. 20. The last time a Dow shake-up caused such a stir was in April 2004, when AT&T (NYSE: T), Eastman Kodak (currently in bankruptcy proceedings), and International Paper Co. (NYSE: IP) were removed and replaced with American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Created in 1897, the Dow has undergone a number of changes since its inception. General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is the sole surviving original member. The Dow is up roughly 15% year to date - with no help from the three companies that were just shown the door... Why Companies Get Removed from the Dow According to a statement from S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, the company that oversees the Dow, the changes "were prompted by the low stock price of the three companies slated for removal and the Index Committee's desire to diversify the sector and industry group representations of the index." Unlike other indexes, which are weighted by members' market cap, the Dow is a price-weighted index. That means the greater the stock price, the greater the sway for a particular component (and thus the index) and vice versa. So, the index aims not to keep too many low or very high priced stocks among its members. Given that explanation, Alcoa, BofA, and HP's dismissals appear warranted. Alcoa, trading around $8.08, is down from $40 in 2007. Its elimination is especially symbolic. The aluminum company joined the Dow in 1959. For decades, its quarterly financial reports traditionally kicked off earnings season. HP, at $22.36, is less than half the $50 it was trading at in 2010. An attempt at a turnaround, overshadowed by the revolving door in its chief executive officer's office, has been slow going. When added to the Dow in 1997, it was only the second computer company in the Dow (after IBM). Bank of America, at $14.48, is down from $50 in 2007. It became a Dow member in November 2008. Since the financial crisis, BofA has been plagued with lawsuits stemming from its mortgage dealings, and it has been trimming business units. The Dow newbies, each industry standouts, also reflect a changing economic landscape... Visa shares have been on a tear, and the company is growing on the strength of new payment technology. Nike continues to grow revenue and shareholder value thanks to a loyal worldwide following. And Goldman recently reported that earnings doubled in the latest quarter. The Dow changes are likely to bring greater movement in the benchmark when the new components are seeded. The three heavyweights, known to make big moves up and down, are replacing a much less volatile trio. But there's good news in these Dow changes for those investing in these rejected stocks... Dow Changes and Share Prices While getting booted from the Dow might be an ego bruiser, it just might turn out to be fruitful misfortune. According to an in-depth study by renowned finance professor Jeremy Siegel of the esteemed Wharton University, stocks that were kicked out of the broad-based S&P 500 Index, on average, outperformed the additions. Siegel's research measured all additions and deletion going back to the S&P's creation in March 1957. The findings could be easily explained as follows: companies shown the exit are often suffering financially, while replacements are typically leaders in their respective fields. MarketWatch likened the Dow's historical rotation to the amateurish trading faux pas of "buying high and selling low." Following news of the Dow's upcoming dance, shares of Alcoa and HP were unchanged, while BofA shares were up 1.14%. Meanwhile, Goldman gained 3.3%, Visa soared 3%, and Nike sprinted ahead 1.53%. Now don't miss today's main Money Morning story: How a 1% Gain Can Destroy Your Retirement Dreams (Part I) Related Articles: •MarketWatch: Getting Booted from Dow a Blessing •Forbes: Goldman, Visa and Nike to Join the Dow-Replacing BofA, H-P and Alcoa •The New York Times: Dow Index Drops Bank of America, Alcoa and H.P. Tags: (NYSE: BAC), (NYSE: GS), changes dow jones, changes oil prices, crude oil price change, djia changes, Dow changes, Dow index changes, Dow Jones, dow jones changes, dow jones index calculated, dow jones industrial average changes, dow jones industrial changes, dow jones price weighted, gold price changes, NYSE: AA, NYSE: AIG, NYSE: HPQ, NYSE: IP, NYSE: NKE, NYSE: PFE, NYSE: T, NYSE: V, NYSE: VZ, oil changes, s&p 500 changes, stock market changes, why companies get removed from the Dow [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Date Posted: 10:16:30 09/24/13 Tue ............Chrysler sets IPO process in motion AAP – 7 minutes ago ....Email 0Recommend0Tweet0Share0Print..... Chrysler Group LLC, against the wishes of CEO Sergio Marchionne, has took the first steps towards selling its shares on a public stock exchange and becoming a publicly traded company. The Auburn Hills, Michigan, vehicle manufacturer on Monday filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company says the number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. It typically takes the SEC several weeks or months to review a registration statement. Marchionne has said he expects the car manufacturer will be able to conduct an IPO before the end of this year, but likely will wait until early next year because market conditions for stock offerings are not good during the holidays. Chrysler in January was forced to begin preparing for an IPO when the United Auto Workers' Retiree Medical Benefits Trust sent a registration demand to the automaker asking Chrysler to register 16.6 per cent of Chrysler shares for sale. In its statement on Monday, Chrysler said the common shares will be sold by the UAW Trust and the trust will receive all of the net proceeds from this offering. JPMorgan Securities is the lead adviser and, if the offering goes through, will be the lead broker for the offering. The UAW trust, which owns 41.5 per cent of Chrysler's shares, is embroiled in a legal standoff with Fiat SpA, which owns 58.5 per cent of Chrysler, over the value of Chrysler's shares. The public stock offering is a way for the trust to establish a value for its shares. If Fiat and the UAW trust reach an agreement on the value of the shares before the offering, it could still be called off. Marchionne has been trying since 2009 to complete a full merger of Italian automaker Fiat with Chrysler. Fiat, which Marchionne also heads, has been trying to exercise a clause in its operating agreement with the UAW trust to buy another 3.3 per cent of Chrysler shares every six months since July 2012 and has made offers for a total of 9.9 per cent of additional Chrysler shares. The UAW trust has argued that Fiat has not offered enough. There is a gap of about $US200 million between what Fiat offered for the first 3.3 per cent increment and what the UAW trust says it's worth. The UAW trust needs to convert its holding to cash because it is responsible for health care insurance for about 63,000 Chrysler retirees. The higher price it can get, the more sustainable that coverage will be. An IPO complicates Marchionne's plan to fully merge Fiat and Chrysler because Chrysler's shares would be traded in the US while shares of Fiat would continue to be traded on the Milan Stock Exchange. |
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