But it is certain, if you buy a ten-year gilt, that you will get the same nominal income in 2018 as you do now.Another measure that could make shares attractive is a single-digit price/earnings ratio.
The sale Monday, however, suggested the price may have fallen far enough to make the bank's shares attractive, given the overall prospects for the banking market in Russia.
By setting a price below which he deems the shares attractive, Mr. Buffett may have provided some support for the stock even if the company does not make purchases.
"We consider Medtronic shares attractive below $50 per share.
"The company is not what it could be," says Mark Asset Management chief Morris Mark, who finds its shares attractive right now.
"Trading at 18 times our fiscal 2007 EPS estimate, a discount to peers, we find shares attractive," it said.
Last week, a class action lawsuit was filed, causing the stock price to drop, which made the shares attractive to the M100.
Others foresee mild tempering of the recent past, a period of flattish sales and earnings for military suppliers from present highs, with already compressed valuations rendering shares attractive.
DeVry shows good technical strength in its shares, attractive fundamentals and an understandable story of how the company makes money and stands to make more.
While there's been a declining interest in venture capital deals worldwide, current market conditions make buyout investments in more mature companies with strong cash flow, good management teams and large market shares attractive in Europe.
