No matter what's going on in the market or a specific company's history, there are always reasons to consider buying shares in a business. After all, some of the best opportunities in stocks are born from historically bloody times.
Motley Fool CAPS hosts a boatload of opinions from more than 120,000 members who give good reasons to own -- or sell -- a stock. Our members have cast their votes on nearly 5,400 stocks.
In the case of bellwether industrial giant General Electric
Diversified businesses: Many investors appreciate that GE brings in earnings from a broad range of industries. In its most recent quarter, most of its segments enjoyed earnings growth, including a 31% increase in its energy infrastructure division. While GE's finance unit suffered a 33% drop in earnings, this compares well to aftershocks from Goldman Sachs'
Top brand: Over the course of a century -- and then some -- GE has developed a strong reputation with consumers and investors as a high-quality company along the likes of Johnson & Johnson
Resilience: Nothing seems to boost investors' confidence more than a long legacy of success. Like 3M
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