Name __Jasmine Draper______________________ Date__10/16/17________ Period____B3__

STOCK RESEARCH

1. Go to finance.yahoo.com. Manipulate your way around this website using the various features to
complete the information requested on this handout

General Market Conditions

See Market Summary to determine the current level of the three major stock market indices.
Current Level Today’s Increase/Decrease
Dow 22,997.4_______________ 40.48________________
Nasdaq 6,623.6________________ -0.35_____________________
S&P 500 2,559.36________________ 1.72_________________
What is the headline of the “TOP STORY” on the Yahoo! Finance website right now?
US looking to Japan for help in boosting LNG exports to Asia
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Under “My Portfolio & Markets” determine the following:

● Look at “Trending Tickers” section. Record the ticker symbol, current price per share, change is
price per share, and percent change in price per share for the top three.
Stock Symbol Last Price Change Percentage Change
IBM 146.54 -0.29 -0.20
NEOT 1.72 1.2006 231.15
SRAX 4.90 2.03 70.73

● Chose “most active”. Record the Ticker Symbol of the three most active (largest number of
share trade) stocks on each of the following
Stock Symbol Last Price Change Percentage Change
GE 23.19 -0.17 -0.73
F 12.27 0.15 1.24
BAC 26.21 -0.04 -0.15

● Choose “Gainers” to Record the Ticker Symbol of the three biggest price percentage gainers:
Stock Symbol Last Price Change Percentage Change
SYNT 24.30 5.20 27.23
GWW 205.42 23.06 12.65
PCG 57.44 4.01 7.51

● Choose “Losers” to Record the Ticker Symbol of the three biggest price percentage losers on
each of the three major stock exchanges
Stock Symbol Last Price Change Percentage Change
 Company Specific Research
Use the “get qoutes” feature towards the top of the Yahoo Finance main page to look up the ticker
symbol of the common stock of a company that you are interested in researching.

Company Name_________________________________ Stock

Symbol________________

Get the following information for this company using the ​“summary”​ feature under ​“quotes”.

Which of the three major American stock exchanges is this company’s stock traded on?
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Fill in the information below from the stock quote for this company

Last Trade Day’s Range

Trade Time 52 Week Range
Change Volume
Previous Close Average Volume (3 month)
Today’s Open Market Capitalization
Bid Price Price/Earnings (P/E)
Ask Price Earnings Per Share (EPS)
1 year target estimate Dividend & Yeild

Use the ​“interactive charts”​ feature under ​“charts”​ to find the following:

Below draw a replica of the chart OR insert a screen clip to show stock price for this company for the
following time periods:

3 Month

1 Year

5 Year

Max

● Is the current price trend UP DOWN STEADY?

Choose a 1 year chart and click on +Indicators. Choose the moving average and type 200 for the
periods.

● Is the current price ABOVE BELOW RIGHT ON the moving average?

 Use the ​“news”​ feature in the Summary for the following:

Read at least two articles relating to this company. Briefly summarize below.

Under ​“Company”​ use the ​“profile”​ feature to find the following:

Company Headquarters Location City_____________________________________

State/Province/etc.________________________ Country__________________________________

Index Membership__________________________________________________

Business Sector_____________________________ Industry_____________________________

Describe the products/services this company provides.

● List one upcoming event and the date it will happen.

● List one recent event and the date it occurred.

List two of the major officer of this company, their positions, and salaries
Name Position Salary
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Use the ​“statistics”​ feature to find the following:

Profit Margin______________________________ Return on Assets___________________________

Return on Equity___________________________ Beta_____________________________________

Use the ​“Analysts” ​section to find the following:

In ​“earnings estimates​” what are the analyst’s average estimate earnings per share for the following

Current quarter _________________________ Next Quarter__________________________

Current year ___________________________ Next year_____________________________

In ​“earnings history”​ how do the analysts past estimate compare to actual estimates?

Last quarter______________________________ Same quarter last year______________________

Under ​“Recommendation Rating”​ what is the overall buy/sell recommendation of the analysts
currently?

1.0 Strong Buy 2.0 Buy 3.0 Hold 4.0 Sell 5.00 Strong Sell

Use the ​“Financials”​ feature to find the following financial information for the past three fiscal years

Fiscal Year Ended _____________ ____________ ____________

Income Statement

Total Revenue _____________ ____________ ____________

Net Income ____________ ____________ ____________

Balance Sheet

Total Assets _____________ ____________ ____________

Total Liabilities ____________ ____________ ____________

Total Stockholder Equity _____________ ____________ ____________

Cash Flow

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents ____________ ____________ ____________

Think of two or three top ​competitors​. Look up the following information on each competitor to find
how this company compares:

Company Name Current Stock Net Income Earnings Per Price/Earnings

Price Share (EPS) Ratio (P/E)

What would you do?

Based on your research, would you purchase stock on this company right now? Why/Why Not?

There are many other websites on which you can do similar research including the Stock Market Game
website, cbsmarketwatch.com, etc. Turn this assignment in to Ms. Riches. Continue to research
various companies using these tools and others for the Stock Market Game.