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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
● 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.
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?
_____________
Fill in the information below from the stock quote for this company
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
Choose a 1 year chart and click on +Indicators. Choose the moving average and type 200 for the
periods.
Read at least two articles relating to this company. Briefly summarize below.
State/Province/etc.________________________ Country__________________________________
Index Membership__________________________________________________
List two of the major officer of this company, their positions, and salaries
Name Position Salary
________________________________ __________________________________________
________________________________ __________________________________________
In “earnings history” how do the analysts past estimate compare to actual estimates?
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
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
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.