Wenn der Kurs von Bear Stearns (BSC) sich halbiert hat [Chart unten], sollte man eigentlich eher Zukäufe von Insidern erwarten, sofern alles im Lot wäre. Die Tatsache, dass Paul Novelly (einer der BSC-Chefs) trotz Kurshalbierung gerade 50.000 Aktien des eigenen Unternehmens verkauft hat [wer weiß besser als er, was da läuft?], lässt nichts Gutes ahnen. Das KGV von immer noch 56 auch nicht.
Bear Director's Sale Smells By Jim Cramer Street.com Columnist 1/2/2008 5:37 PM EST
Sorry, I am taking this sale of 50,000 shares of Bear Stearns (BSC) by a director, Paul Novelly, personally.
I am sure there are reasons. I am sure they are "valid." But here is a broker at its 52-week low, virtually cut in half, and the guy sells? What does that say? What does it mean?
To me it means, Look out, things aren't getting better, don't be fooled. This is just plain terrible.
Brokerage stock sales by directors aren't like sales from other directors of other companies. Any director of a brokerage stock knows about appearances -- optics, as they are called. Any director on the board of Bear knows that after the pasting that Bear shareholders have had, the only thing we want to see on the tape is buying!
In fact, of the many things that Jimmy Cayne hasn't done right is that this is a signal that he doesn't even have sway over the board. I can just see Jimmy now telling me I don't know what I am talking about and Paul's reasons, confidentially, have to do with blah, blah, blah.
To heck with it. I would lend Paul the money personally in order not to see this sale.
This is just revolting. I have been thinking that Merrill Lynch (MER) works because of John Thain, that Dick Fuld has gotten his company through a jam, that Morgan Stanley (MS) is one firing away from doing the right thing -- hint, hint -- and that Goldman's (GS) just an outright buy.
But Bear? I feel like joining Novelly, who, I am sure, has the best reason in the world to sell.
Which reminds me of that great line from Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive: "I don't care." He should not have sold. |
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