Stock Questions

[sukie]

Anyone have Qs about stocks ask away...

I for one would like to know what is the significance in a company like IBM doing a massive stock buy back... the market seemed to love it. What gives?

[treydawg]

Helps breath life into the stock....supply and demand. Less shares out there will create more demand.

I wish CISCO would do a large buy back, lord knows the stock needs it.

[sukie]

Uh Hello? Apple? 18.5 Billion in cash...

[JLB]

confidence in a word.

[treydawg]

Uh Hello? Apple? 18.5 Billion in cash...

haha....i don't think they'll buyback anytime soon. usually most companies doing a buy back are old school/value stocks.

[JLB]

Uh Hello? Apple? 18.5 Billion in cash...

sometimes it doesn't work out.

aapl is gonna go down but will soar again sit tight or buy more a little later at about 110 per would be my guess.

what's it at today I'll look. (120.42) patience is all you need.

[treydawg]

Look at GOOG these days... :X

[sukie]

I'm not worried about AAPL.

What is the meaning of P/E and what is a good ratio?

[treydawg]

P/E is Price Earnings ratio....it basically tells you how expensive or cheap a stock is. There is no real good/bad ratio. It completely depends on the sector the stock is in and if it's a growth/value stock.

[imontoya]

anybody planning on buying Visa when it goes public?

some banks are going to make a lot cash if they want to.

[sukie]

I was thinking about it.