Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to allow students theopportunity to research a Fortune 500 company stock using thepopular online research tool, Yahoo Finance. The toolallows the student to review analyst reports and other keyfinancial information necessary to evaluate the stock value andmake an educated decision on whether to invest.
Assignment Steps
Select a Fortune 500 company from one of thefollowing industries:
- Pharmaceutical
- Energy
- Retail
- Automotive
- Computer Hardware
- Manufacturing
- Mining
Review the financial information and statisticsprovided for the stock you selected and answer the following:
- What is the ticker symbol of the company you chose?
- What is the Current Stock Price?
- What is the Market Cap for the stock you chose?
- What is the Price to Earnings Ratio?
- What is the Dividend and Yield?
- What is the Enterprise Value?
- What is the Beta?
- Was there a Stock Split, and if so, when?
- What was the closing stock price for the last 5 days?
- What was the 52 Week High for this stock?
- What is the Book Value per Share?
- What type of rating are analysts recommending (i.e. buy, hold,etc.)?
- What is the target price analysts are predicting for thisstock?
- What is the analyst's average revenue estimate for nextyear?
- What are some of the significant news items and press releasesmade by the company over the last year?
