华伦·巴菲特出售了更多的美国银行股票: 你应该跟随他的步伐还是进一步投资?
WarrenBuffett'sBerkshireHathawayInc(NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK)hasbeensteadilytrimmingitsstakeinBankofAmericaCorp(NYSE:BAC),sellingoff$7.2billionworthofsharessincemid-July.
WarrenBuffetHasBeenTrimmingStakeInBAC
Followingthesaleof5.8millionsharesfor$228.7millionatanaveragepriceof$39.45onFriday,MondayandTuesday,BerkshireHathaway'sstakeinBankofAmericahasdecreasedtoapproximately11%ofthecompany'stotalshares.Despitethisreduction,BerkshireremainsBAC'slargestshareholderandtrailsbehindAppleInc(NASDAQ:AAPL)andAmericanExpressCo(NYSE:AXP)inBerkshire'stopholdings.
Despitethisaggressivesellingspree,whichhasstretchedover12consecutivesessions,BankofAmericastockhasonlydippedabout1%sinceJuly.Year-to-date,however,thestockhasgained16.7%,slightlyoutperformingtheS&P500.
WhilesomeinvestorsmayseeBuffett'smoveasaredflag,othersmightinterpretthepullbackasabuyingopportunity.Afterall,BankofAmerica'sfundamentalsremainstrong,andCEOBrianMoynihanseemsunbotheredbytheOracleofOmaha'srecentsales.
Atarecentconference,MoynihanreiteratedhisadmirationforBuffett'ssavvy2011investment,whichhelpedshoreupthebankduringatimeofcrisis.
"He'sbeenagreatinvestorforourcompanyandstabilizeditwhenweneededit,"Moynihansaid.
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Technicals:BearishNow,BullishSignsEmerging?
Currently,BankofAmerica'stechnicalsareflashingmixedsignals.Thestockistradingat$39.06,belowitsfive-day,20-dayand50-daymovingaverages,signalingabearishshort-termoutlook.
Specifically,theeight-dayandthe20-daySMAsat$39.58,pointtomorepotentialsellingpressure.Thestocktradingbelowthe50-daySMAof$40.18furtherindicatesmedium-termbearishness.
Meanwhile,theMACDatanegative0.10indicatesbearishmomentum,andtheRSIof45.08suggeststhatBACstockisneitheroverboughtnoroversold.
However,long-terminvestorsmightseeaglimmerofhope.Withthestockpricestillaboveits200-daymovingaverageof$36.82,there'sabullishcasetobemadeforapotentialrebound.
AsBuffettcontinuestoreducehisstake,thekeyquestionremains:IsBankofAmericastilla"greatinvestment"stock,orisittimetomoveon?
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