should i buy yahoo shares?

[obay]

do you think I should? im looking to buy 20+? do you think it's a good investment?

thanks.

[olti]

I would say NO.

[obay]

I would say NO.
Why, Yahoo are constantly improving.

[olti]

They are constantly going down and most of their services sucks. Do you know that if you have a domain by yahoo you have to pay 34$ renewal fee. This new fee is since July 1, 2008.

[monika0611]

Yahoo is NOT improving.

Yahoo top level people are leaving, they were close to being bought out... Don't.

[Germz]

Hell no dude.
Just look at how horrible their management is, and look at the buyout that might occur.

Try investing in healthcare! It's recession proof.

[Sparkydude31809]

I would buy them...you never know nowadays what will happen with the market as it is and how the internet changes daily so you never know...but id buy them if I were you =) I own 1 share of yahoo stock...;) join the crowd

[adnan]

I'd definitely buy Yahoo stock.

Hell, 7B a year in revenue isn't that bad. They got no debts.

I would say their search is going to improve quite a bit.

LOL I mean upping a domain renewal price to $34 is not really much of a reason to not buy Yahoo.

If you have a valuable name, wouldn't you rather pay $35 and have the peace of mind that nothing's going to happen to it or would you rather try to save every penny and go thru what Register Fly customers went thru.

[Sparkydude31809]

Hell, 7B a year in revenue isn't that bad. They got no debts.


Yah but yahoo could be doing better...i think as the market gets better yahoo will have the biggest improvement and you will see change...

[dlm]

This is like the blind leading the blind...do any of you know anything about investing?

[Sparkydude31809]

Yess...just buy the stock and be happy =)...win or lose at least you tried to own it

[xmartel]

I don't know why anyone would want to buy Yahoo stock, everyone knows that company is making some really stupid business decisions, it's run by a bunch of drunk monkeys.

Also take a look at some of their statistics and financials. Their revenue has been increasing every year, but their profits have been falling since 2005. Insiders have only sold shares in the past few months, which is not a good sign. Their P/E ratio is a bit high, indicating the stock may be overpriced, and the PEG ratio is also a bit high giving an even stronger indication of an inflated price even with the huge pullback the stock has experienced.

They don't pay a dividend, so if the stock either drops or goes sideways you make no money. The only thing I like about them is they have $3.07 billion in cash and no debt. If Yahoo was well run then I might seriously think about buying some stock in them. But they aren't.

The stock is currently at $19.80 a share, and the bid price for them from Microsoft is $31. I think the deal has an okay chance of going through and if it did that would result in a nice return on investment But even if it did go through it would take upto a year before you saw any of that money. Microsoft only has $21.17 billion of the $44.6 billion dollars the deal is for. Which means that it has to borrow the remaining $23.43 billion which will take a long time for the banks to gather together. Big deals like these take a long time to go through and for any money to be paid out.

The only potential to this stock is if the deal goes through. And that's a big if. There are so many better places to put your money in the stock market right now. Even if the deal happens there are many stocks out there that will make you more money.

It's your money so it's upto you, but personally there's no way I'd ever put my money in Yahoo.

[Sparkydude31809]

You know what I will topple Microsofts offer and offer Yahoo 40$ per share =p for all there shares...;)

[jeflin]

Yahoo is fighting against the tide in the battle of online ads. They simply do not have enough market share in this aspect and are forced into a collaboration with Google to stave off Microsoft's interest. Even then, this collaboration is subject to anti-trust regulations.

By the way, their last earnings report was a disappointment.

[Sparkydude31809]

Well I am offering 40$ per share for yahoo's share ;)

[wisdomtool]

Yahoo shares are retracing their path to where it was before Microsoft announced their takeover. It is currently less than $20. I do not see any reason to buy into it given that the current board is extremely hostile to a Microsoft take over and Google-Yahoo alliance will face daunting challenges by the anti trust authorities.

It has a good portal but its other attempts at leveraging on the popularity of their portal seemed to be not too successful. I won't touch it even at $18.

[buldozerceto]

Yahoo is good, but investing in Google will be better on the long run

[webcosmo]

Yahoo is about to fall apart. You can see all the signs. For example charging $35 for renewing an existing domain! You are too late to buy those shares now, its time to sell them now.

Just my 2 cents:)

[xmartel]

Yahoo is good, but investing in Google will be better on the long run

If you're going to invest in either Yahoo or Google, then Google is definitely the way to go. But I think there is so many better stocks to own than Google.

[nhoss2]

I would buy yahoo stock

[MarketExpert]

Don't do it. Yahoo will be a thing of the past soon enough. I might reconsider if I had my finger on the pulse of the swaying market. Internet stocks CAN be a good investment.

[Sparkydude31809]

Yahoo isnt a thing of the past now...no matter what happends it will always be around...to many people use it =p

[simstar]

I wouldn't ask in a forums this type of question. There are a lot of opinionated idiots out there who will try and give advice appearing to be in the know but really are just trying to get a high post count. Im not insulting all the members here, im sure there are guys here who know plenty of useful information about investing but, I would seek more reliable advice and ignore most of what is given on forums, when it comes to this subject area.

[xmartel]

Yahoo isnt a thing of the past now...no matter what happends it will always be around...to many people use it =p

Right now it doesn't matter if lots of people use it, it's a very poorly run company. You never buy into a company that is run like Yahoo.

[simstar]

Right now it doesn't matter if lots of people use it, it's a very poorly run company. You never buy into a company that is run like Yahoo.

It does matter if lots of people use it. Clearly it does. Think about it lol.

[miccy]

As a former shareholder who bought thousands of shares in the $20-25 range and ultimately sold my entire position in the $28-30 range, I won’t lie, I was displeased with Yang (and the entire Yahoo! board, that essentially “won” too by being voted back on).

http://seekingalpha.com/article/88724-it-s-official-jerry-yang-has-won

[xmcp123]

Yahoo is far too incompetent to turn it around. They screw their advertisers at every turn, and PPC folks(including myself) ARE their business model. So I'm not sure wtf they've been thinking lately.

[seo4china]

That's not a bad idea, if you ask me. Yahoo is definitely worth more than the value it is trading at the moment. However I would wait for the next bottom and ride the waive from there.

[resto]

I would invest any money in Yahoo they are dropping, a lot of investors are pulling out.

[random.1324]

Don't buy Yahoo stocks... if you really want to buy a search engine's stock, go after Google. Yahoo is going to crash and burn some day... they were almost bought out, and they are trying to team up with Google, and once they do, Google will be laughing in triumph.

[dlm]

That's not a bad idea, if you ask me. Yahoo is definitely worth more than the value it is trading at the moment. However I would wait for the next bottom and ride the waive from there.

Another genius piece of advice!

Just find the bottom and ride the wave, just one problem - where is the bottom? Buying at the bottom works with ANY stock, you just have to figure out where the bottom is, which is nearly impossible.

Microsoft is Yahoo's only chance. Without a takeover Yahoo's stock will be under $10 within 18 months. However, Gates & company will probably step in before it gets there...

[Ali Razaqpur]

Invest in Apple

[posylane]

I would buy yahoo stock

Then why don't you? Buying Yahoo stock is a major gamble, not an investment.

[harvestre08]

instead of yahoo share, i suggest to buy google share which gives you more profit...:D

[steventruman]

tough call, but again it is ranked really high and won't go away so yea you should. But no guarantee of it rising...

[imi_99]

i dont like shares at all. but yahoo is not bad if someone interested in buying. I thing you will make money with yahoo shares.

[eric8476]

I think Yahoo stocks are a great buy right now. The board was re-elected so mergers are not likely and I think shareholders believe the company is undervalued, which by indications is true. Yahoo needs to make better decisions with upgrades, acquisitions and the timing of revealing new services. Yahoo has an great service in an ever developing market with the most page views in the world. The stock will recover either by the companies improvements or by a merger down the road if that options is still open.

Check out my blog post in the first sig about yahoo.

[winningponies]

Buy Apple stock!

[maxgates]

No do not buy Yahoo's shares because at the moment Market is expecting Microsoft to buy Yahoo which is keeping its shares on high but when Market will loose hope Yahoo's share will fall upto 30% in couple of days. Yahoo is not doing particularly well, there earnings were less then expectations which can cause panic in the board and pressure to accept Microsoft's deal

[wisdomtool]

Sure! An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but we are discussing Yahoo stocks here. Wonder if you can keep to the topic? If you are so keen on Apple but not open another thread in the GC and give us your analysis on why Apple? I am certainly interested in technical analysis and otherwise that can lead me to a good buy.

Buy Apple stock!

[Astroman]

If Yahoo were to be bought out would it mean that the buyers buy your shares too, or would you own shares still after the sale? I know nothing about shares by the way, in fact I wouldn't even know how to go about buying Yahoo shares even if I wanted to. :)

[cia]

I say, you shd...its tie up with google indicates that its gonna work magic..buy it fast

[Echo@CyberDude]

Buy Google's Shares instead of Yahoo's.
This will make you a good money :) :) :)

[wisdomtool]

Yahoo is now at $19.97 that is when the DJ was up more than 200 points, I expect it to retrace back the the $18 plus pricing, the price before Microsoft announce the takeover attempt.

[xentech]

Does nobody on this forum know the current state Yahoo is in and has been for the last 2 years? Some of this advice is ridiculous.

[kf9211]

Don't forget though that MSFT plans to buy Yahoo, so that should increase YHOO's shares. If the plan ever goes through, and even if it doesn't immediately, there is a good chance that Icahn will be able to get enough power on the board to sell it to Microsoft.

Kyle

[CollyMellon]

Don't forget though that MSFT plans to buy Yahoo, so that should increase YHOO's shares. If the plan ever goes through, and even if it doesn't immediately, there is a good chance that Icahn will be able to get enough power on the board to sell it to Microsoft.

Kyle

That was my thoughts, if Microsoft buy yahoo (lets not put them out the picture just yet) then surely your share value will increase??

[wisdomtool]

The board is firmly entrenched in the holds of Jerry Yang, Icahn got 3 seats but that is nothing, he will be overruled in anything that he proposed. The fact that he did not turn up for the meeting shows that he knows his cause is gone given that some of the largest Yahoo shareholders are still backing Jerry and his board. Given such scenario, Microsoft buy over is unlikely and Yahoo performance will sink back to its dismal past despite its highly publicized attempts to rejuvenate itself.

If it has any good ideas, it will already had been done years ago, not after Microsoft attempt at a takeover. The few attempts of Yahoo create nothing but billions gone under the drains. I would like to see any fresh initiatives on their end.

That was my thoughts, if Microsoft buy yahoo (lets not put them out the picture just yet) then surely your share value will increase??

[jeremygin]

Unless you have information about a company that is not priced into the stock (ie, you know something no one else does), you're probably better off buying an index fund....

[tempscript]

I wouldn't do that, the company is failing and getting worse and worse.

[TheVccMatey]

I'd buy below $10 :D

[SalviaCrazy]

If I had stocks this is when I would sell not buy. Yahoo is dieing and everyone knows it. If Microsoft were smart they would put their $40 billion into MSN.com and Live.com and make them better than google.

[dlm]

I can't believe how terrible some of the advice in this thread is. I really hope most of you are not actual investors, because it's clear 90% of you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

[netsoul]

ummmm interesting topics.

[dolin88]

it depends on the situation.

[susan8051]

dont know if the yahoo stocks are down.. but their pay scale is quite good.. they had visited our college last week for recruitment and their pay scale is nearly 9 lakh per year.. thats really great here in India.. so the stocks should be equally good .. i hope...

[love_natasha]

how about flip of the coin ... ;-)

[dlm]

ummmm interesting topics.

it depends on the situation.

dont know if the yahoo stocks are down.. but their pay scale is quite good.. they had visited our college last week for recruitment and their pay scale is nearly 9 lakh per year.. thats really great here in India.. so the stocks should be equally good .. i hope...

how about flip of the coin ... ;-)

Are all of you people idiots? Do you understand what a stock is?

Jesus.

[tristangemus]

Buy a smaller stock first then go to the big numbers, see how it works out =D

[Astroman]

Are all of you people idiots? Do you understand what a stock is?

Jesus.Elucidate oh wise one, you're our only hope...

[Minterest]

No... Buy MS or Google....

[Sohan]

No... Buy MS or Google....
I wouldn't go near Google stock. The company is run like Nazis. If your an AdSense publisher or AdWords advertiser pushing volume, you'll know what I mean.

I'd buy some Microsoft or Yahoo shares. Microsoft is a safe bet, but Yahoo is a slight risk but if Microsoft do buy them out, your gonna get a nice return.

[obay]

I wouldn't go near Google stock. The company is run like Nazis. If your an AdSense publisher or AdWords advertiser pushing volume, you'll know what I mean.

I'd buy some Microsoft or Yahoo shares. Microsoft is a safe bet, but Yahoo is a slight risk but if Microsoft do buy them out, your gonna get a nice return.
How many for a nice return?

[Sohan]

How many for a nice return?
Round up the current price to $20, and the $31 Microsoft offered. I would say 1,000 Yahoo shares would bring a fairly fast nice return of around $10k.

Just be careful with shares, won't be long before your left with $0 if your not clued up.

[webbom]

I will buy valueclick instead. I think yahoo will improve but valueclick has much more room for improvement so you'll earn more investing there.

[oninuva]

Don't buy internet stocks.

[wdanny]

Find out how you are going to buy the stocks first. I would say buy yahoo stocks if you still believe it would be brought out by MS

[vwd34079]

Xmartel, where would you put your money?

Great thread

[smartweb]

I wouldn't buy Yahoo shares.

[Minterest]

How about buying INDIAN ADRs like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank those are trading at a discount of 50% to its 52 week high...

[dlm]

Great thread

Are you serious? Each person who posts knows less about the stock market than the person who posted before him.

The only chance Yahoo has to boost its stock price is a takeover. Microsoft already tried this (at a very fair price) and Yang turned it down. The only chance you have to make money on this stock is if it eventually gets bought out. Trying to chase down takeover targets is a risky strategy...

But whatever, obviously Sohan (who actually sounds like he knows something on this topic) thinks he's found an easy way to make $10,000, so you should all just listen to him and buy plenty of Yahoo shares... :rolleyes:

[kodut]

i contacted my uncle who is a share broker in nse( , india) and he said dont buy any technology and it shares until us recession unless you are a corporate trying to increase stake in them

[xmartel]

Xmartel, where would you put your money?

Great thread

The key is to diversify, so there are many different places I'm putting my money. But the one sector that's got me the most excited for big gains is the financials. Like banks and different lending institutions.

The financial market has been beaten to a pulp, and as a result all stocks are trading at a fraction of what they were at. Most are going to recover to their original price over the next few years and so you have a chance to make a great deal of money.

The risk is that some of those financial companies are going under, or are going to go under. You have to be able to pick the ones that are going to survive. The market may also drop some more, so you have to be able to understand when the bottom will be, you will of course never pick the exact bottom, but you can get close if you pay attention and know how to read to market.

I believe we're close or at the bottom now. If you look at the economy we still have a way to go before things start turning around I think, but the stock market always leads the economy by 6 months. So even though the economy might not be at the bottom, the market could be.

Another big bonus to the financials is the dividends. Because the stock prices have dropped so much there are a number of stocks out there paying double digit dividends. And they are still able to pay those dividends because they are making money, the only reason those stocks have dropped is because they're guilty by association.

One of the stocks I recently bought is paying a dividend of 30% last I checked, and they have no trouble paying that high an amount. That means that even if the stock goes sideways or drops, I'll still make back my investment in a little over 3 years.

[omhl]

yahoo is going down the drain..

[BrisbaneWebmaster]

If you have to ask that question then NO!

[ameran]

It is good buying Yahoo shares only if they say yes to Microsoft. Then Yahoo shares could go up. But I do not believe that they let Microsoft to buy Yahoo. I hope it happens because Google is going too far in internet and online marketing.

do you think I should? im looking to buy 20+? do you think it's a good investment?

thanks.

[C.Whyte]

Eh, not really a very good investment.... you missed the boat for buying for sure.