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Growth companies are often richly valued, with a high earning multiple, a reflection of investor belief that the company will expand further.
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Yet GE has at least one asset that could be monetized for a much higher multiple than the 44 times earnings at which the company is valued.
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The stock is fairly valued at current levels, with little opportunity for further multiple expansion.
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And, I expect the earnings estimates to increase (thereby lowering the multiple, increasing the growth rate and making the stock more attractively valued), as they tend to do after each quarterly earnings report.
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Consumers with multiple mortgages, checking accounts, savings, brokerage accounts and loans are valued more.
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Facebook could very well be valued more than Amazon.com, Oracle and Intel , established companies with multiple products and marketing channels.
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