Starbucks is Too Expensive Starbucks (SBUX) is too expensive and not just the coffee but the stock itself. The stock reached a new 52 week low today as the market sold off during the morning and has rebounded some. But the price to earnings of the stock is still too expensive for the limited revenue growth and the declining earnings the company is now experiencing. Price to Earnings The price to earnings for Starbucks stock is 16.30 on a trailing twelve month basis and 14.77 on ...

Say no more, General Electric's (NYSE:GE) beat up shares finally caught the attention of Barron's.  GE is of course the second largest U.S. company and Barron's sees limited downside as investors can now make a better case for buying the stock.  You have to pay Barron's to read the article but thanks to Reuters for informing the masses. The company's shares, which are down about 18 percent year-to-date, have fallen out of favor with investors, Barron's said, but are now trading in line with the price-to-earnings multiples of companies in comparable industries. The article also said that GE Chief Executive Jeff Immelt continues to buy shares. The chief executive of General Electric Co  bought 115,000 shares of the conglomerate on May 28th, according to a regulatory filing. In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Jeffrey Immelt said he bought the ...