Halliburton Case Study

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Halliburton is the energy sector and in the Oil and Gas Equipment and Services industry. Competitors with Halliburton are kinder Morgan Inc. and Schlumberger. According to Yahoo finance, Schlumberger has a higher stock price and controls more of the market share. Halliburton has 12.82% of the market share. Generally I thought investing in the energy sector during the summer was a decent idea. My thoughts behind it was during the summer, consumers in America utilize more energy whether that was for the home, or travel more throughout the summer. Even with oil prices down I expected a rebound resulting in a larger return. From Yahoo finances, Halliburton has a current beta of 0.72 which means Halliburton could have a high return but it is extremely …show more content…
Stryker Corp competes for market share with Boston Scientific Corp, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, and Beckton, Dickinson and Co. Stryker Co owns approximately 50% of the overall health equipment market share. Stryker Co is volatile with a 1.36 Beta number. The forecast by CNN offers a different volatile forecast. CNN predicts a -3% to 14% stock price growth rate. It predicts a slow steady growth rate for the next 12 months. Analysts recommendations are to buy now as it is forecasted that Stryker Co will outperform the market for the upcoming month and year. This projection aligns with my risk averse attitude in investing as it is a sure positive return. It is my belief with these forecasts that I made a good solid investment. Stryker has had a solid small growth continuously from this past quarter and past few years. The main source of expected return is from positive capital appreciation and an expected dividend yield of 1.40%. Stryker Co has a dividend payable to shareholders on …show more content…
This current year and past quarter offer negative information on the stock price. In almost all aspects Deere & Co had negative growth and did not meet their forecasts. CNN forecasts that Deere & Co will actually fall in the market, a -26% to 9% forecast in return for the next 12 months. With these indications it is vital to sell high at the moment and get out before the stock price plummets. The main source of expected return is from positive capital appreciation and a high-expected dividend yield of 2.50%. Deere & Co has a dividend payable to shareholders on

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