GE Capital will pay to parent GE a $475M dividend in Q2, and a $4.5B special dividend in 2012 -...

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Regarded Solutions Comments (10679)
 
Well I suppose those sell ge folks will eat some crow today....and stop losing money for people.......they make me sick with their pompous "sell now" suggestions.....hurts many many people......and for what, to make a headline and sell a newsletter.....what chumps.
16 May 2012, 07:48 AM Reply Like

glssmrbl Comments (222)
 
This is a great opportunity. As the markets turn lower you can get more GE shares with your money. That means more annual dividends and an even higher special dividend. I say buy GE now before all the bears get long this stock for the dividends.
16 May 2012, 09:01 AM Reply Like

shohen Comments (5)
 
How does a GE common stock shareholder translate this news into an estimate of an increase in common stock dividend, or an estimate of an increase in the price of a common stock share.
16 May 2012, 11:45 AM Reply Like

Moon Kil Woong Comments (8809)
 
How about them paying money to the taxpayers for backstopping them and feeding off TARP? By the way GE capital is now making money by skirting usery laws by loaning through pawn shops. This division remains as shady and immoral as ever.

Now they no longer need to loan to GE's customers in order to help GE get a sales and kill competitors without hurting their parent's bottom line. They found another scummy way to make money.
16 May 2012, 11:56 AM Reply Like

glssmrbl Comments (222)
 
So we should make some of it back with our retirement money. If they are willing to give it back, take some.
21 May 2012, 11:11 PM Reply Like

TwistTie Comments (2385)
 
Me/idiot using REALLY ROUND numbers...

6B new money in 2012
10.6B float
$0.56/share
2.9%

The stock is up 4% now.

Can you imagine GE with a 6% dividend?

I can't either.

So the PPS will have to soar to flatten out that yield.
16 May 2012, 11:57 AM Reply Like

DividendLion Comments (58)
 
Without a doubt they'll use part of the special one time payment to repurchase shares. My guess is that the quarterly dividend will increase $.02 to $.04 due to this development.
16 May 2012, 01:34 PM Reply Like

DividendLion Comments (58)
 
I have been adding to my position in GE since the beginning of the year. Color me pleased.
16 May 2012, 01:03 PM Reply Like

Football Geek Comments (84)
 
The time is now to raise the dividend. We have been waiting for too long.
16 May 2012, 02:32 PM Reply Like

glssmrbl Comments (222)
 
I'm worried about the payout ratio getting too high. It's already above 50%. If they return to historical dividend highs then the payout would be too high. They should really take their time until the business gets back to its 2006 earnings and revenues
16 May 2012, 03:10 PM Reply Like

GoingLong65 Comments (7)
 
Id like to see them repurchase shares and raise the dividend only moderately.
16 May 2012, 03:40 PM Reply Like

Goeleven Comments (635)
 
I will see how much DIV they go pay out
16 May 2012, 06:40 PM Reply Like

Goeleven Comments (635)
 
It was better that GE could give a part of a share. Now the State, with taxes is running away with ower money
27 May 2012, 05:39 PM Reply Like