Introduction Characteristics of common and preferred stock.105 words Companies who have common stocks has ownership. As of October 1, 2017 , there were 73.5 million shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to future equity-based compensation awards and 13.3 million shares available for issuance under our Employee Stock and Benefit Plans," (United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 2017). Common stocks allow stockholders to have rights to sell their stock. Preferred stocks grants the company to repurchase stocks on demand. "Starbucks pays a cash dividend on its Common Stock," (Investor Relations,2017). If the shareholder has ownership in the company, this is considered preferred stock. How stock markets work. 105 words Starbucks stocks are traded on Nasdaq. Nasdaq is an abbreviation for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since Starbucks are traded with Nasdaq, they allow investors to buy and sell stock. "Starbucks shores may be purchased in two ways," (Investor Relations, 2017). Starbucks shares are purchased either through a stockbroker or directly through the direct stock purchase plan. "If you hold your stock through a bank or broker a beneficial shareholder, your dividend will be deposited directly into your account," (Investor Relations, 2017). Whenever Starbucks buys a stock, they are buying a piece of the company. As shares continue to trade an exchange, Starbucks gets to keep their money they raised to help grow the business. The connection between the value of shares and dividends. 105 words As of 20 April 2018, the cost per share was $58.00. The value of the dividends as of 8 February 2018 was .30 per share (Starbucks, 2017). The connection between the value of shares and dividends is the higher the shares cost the higher the dividend payout. Shares are greater when a company is doing well. In the case of Starbucks, they had enough retained earnings to afford the shareholders a dividend. A dividend is in theory a little bonus money to say thank you to the Shareholders. Mention the ticker symbol of the company studied, the current price of the stock, and its financial history. 105 words The ticker symbol for Starbucks is SBUX. As aforementioned the cost of the stock is $58.00 per share. The history of the 46-year-old company speaking financially has been with some ups and downs; however, it has mostly been up on an up-tick starting from 2009. Starbucks like so many other companies took a nose dive in 2008 due to the stock market crash. The coffee giant managed to stay afloat despite the financial strain the crash created. In 2009 the shares hit an alltime low of $4.00. In the last 9 years the stock has steadily gone up with a few dips that quickly recovered higher than the previous peak. The highest the stock has ever reached was in 2015 at $62.94. Indicate if you would recommend investing in this stock and why. Explain. 105 words Upon reviewing the first-quarter fiscal for 2018 earnings reports, Starbucks Corporation had disappointing low comparable sales growth from the previous year sales that rolled over to the first quarter of 2018. However, Starbucks Corporation has new business expectations in China to make the company grow and become more productive to reaccelerate its growth. The company is considering new products, innovation, and customer service. Nonetheless, the cup of coffee costs under $3.00. The costs per item should automatically give everyone an eye open preface of the share cost improvement. I strongly believe that the corporate Starbuck is good company that will generate a good long-term investing company and will be a g source of investment on stocks. Conclusion References Investor Relations. (2017). Retrieved from https://investor.starbucks.com/shareholderresources/purchasing-starbucks-stock/default.aspx United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (2017). Retrieved from http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2017%2f11%2f17%2f0000829224-17000049.html#FIS_BUSINESS
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