Stock Valuation and Analysis

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The purpose of this assignment is to allow students the opportunity to research a Fortune 500 company stock using the popular online research tool Yahoo Finance. The tool allows the student to review analyst reports and other key financial information necessary to evaluate the stock value and make an educated decision on whether to invest.

Assignment Steps - Resources: Yahoo Finance

Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of the following industries:

  • Pharmaceutical
  • Energy
  • Retail
  • Automotive
  • Computer Hardware
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining

Access Yahoo Finance and enter the company name. Review the financial information and statistics provided 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 this stock?
  • What is the analyst's average revenue estimate for next year?
  • What are some of the significant news items and press releases made by the company over the last year?
    Explain in 700 words why you would or would not recommend investing in this stock.
    Describe the relationship between the value of the stock and the price to earnings ratio.
    What information does the Market Capitalization (Market Cap) and Beta provide to the investor?

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Stock Valuation and Analysis MBA Finance 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis 1. Enter http://finance.yahoo.com/ in the search tool. The Yahoo Finance Homepage will open (It will look similar to the page below) 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis 2. Select a Fortune 500 Company and enter the company name in search bar to access the research on the company. 3 Stock Valuation and Analysis 3. The results of your search will show the company with the stock market ticker symbol and other financial metrics. 4 Stock Valuation and Analysis 4. The student will tab to the "Statistics" tab to answer other questions for this exercise. 5. The student will find answers for: a. Enterprise Value b. Stock Split (See the Dividend and Splits section towards the bottom) c. 52 Week High d. Book Value per Share (Bottom left) 5 Stock Valuation and Analysis 5. Students then select the "Historical" tab. a. Closing price for the last 5 days 6 Stock Valuation and Analysis 6. Student will select the "Analysts" tab. Students will find answers to: a. Recommendation Rating b. Target Analyst Price c. Average Revenue Estimate 7 Stock Valuation and Analysis 7. Students will return back to the "Summary" Tab, and then select the "Press Releases" tab below. a. Press Release and other news articles about the company. 8 Conclusion 9
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Running head: APPLE INC. STOCK VALUATION

Stock Evaluation (Apple Inc.)
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APPLE INC. STOCK VALUATION

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Executive Summary
Currently, Apple Inc. has focused more on the investment in stocks as a way of attracting
more investors. With the current profitable stock rates, all investors are guaranteed high returns
within shortest time. Normally, investments in stocks possess high investing risks (Kelleher, 2010).
In order to address all investing risks, Apple Inc has maintained a consistent monitoring of its stock
prices. Apart from carrying stock forecasts, Apple Inc considers other factors which may impact
stock rates and prices in the future such as: - Price earnings ratio, market capitalization, dividend
yield and beta. In our case, we will be using Apple Inc to determine the association between the
stock value and the price to earn...


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