NYSE Euronext (NYX)

NYX has an illiquid balance sheet and a too high valuation compared to its sales potential. It also distributes an unsustainable dividend, whose yield should rather be around 3% instead of 4.5%.

With the NYSE losing market share in its own securities, so-called flash trading and other shadow exchanges are the ones eating it up. But as unregulated entities, they are getting a nearly free ride, while NYX bears all the regulation cost. I see this situation inevitably equalizing, where either NYX gets looser regulation (yeah, right), or more likely, all other players are forced to become transparent. The NYSE will then compete more successfully.

The growth in derivatives market has helped, and a lack of IPOs has hurt, but the great freeze on IPOs of the past few years is thawing. This company isn't counted on for much these days (witness the 5% yield), but with a powerful brand, good leadership, and an ability to continue to consolidate world markets through buyouts, I think the NYX beats the market from here.

25! TXBuilder

Income

a good stock

Sure, NYX has had difficulties living up to it's cost savings promises in the past. However, what we find is a company that is integrating it's Euronext and Future trading vehicles quite well. They make an assortment of fees, including charging flash traders a premium for the space that they occupy so close to the servers. In the long run, NYSE will grow nicely along with the broader marker.

Trading volume, IPOs, and exchange services will increase as the economy improves. Go long NYSE!

Gut feeling...You gotta go with your gut some time;)

Purchased at $26 and am frankly surprised it isn't in the $33-34 range. Still looks cheap to me.

Gotta place a bet on the casino for the haul

I believe it has a target price of 36.00 , has a Div. of 4.2% and rated a 5 star stock so I purchased 200 shares at 27.04 . I feel good about this one .

a good stock on sale.

This is an era of trading instead of investing. This can only be good for NYX. Valuation is not very cheap, and there is hard competition. But revenue opportunities combined with low-risk makes NYX a good stock to invest in (not trade!)

Low relative PE, good star ranking, PEG & 09 PE still below normal - bottom fishing 7/27 picks (late getting them in this week).

Appears to be the way to reducing costs and expanding business, especially outside the U.S., which will be facing considerable headwinds.

Good yield, longterm rebound.

Relatively safe exposure to finance community.

Healthy balance sheet and increasing sales and profit (not counting 2008). Attractive.

Old in the mind but still a contrarian in the heart.