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Assessment 05.04 Investment: Purchasing Stocks
You are about to research some actual stock prices of your own. But, you have a choice to make! Would you like to learn how one of your favorite companies has been performing in the past week? Or, would you prefer to find out how much money could have been earned if your parent(s) or guardian(s) had made an investment on the date of your birth? Get ready to have some fun!
Option 1: Research Recent Stock History
It's time to invest some virtual money of your own! To begin, choose one of the companies below in which to invest.
The Coca-Cola® Company
IBM® Corporation
McDonald's® Corporation
Nike® Inc.
Wal-Mart® Stores, Inc.
The Walt Disney® Company
Part I: Research
Visit www. nyse. com and search for the company you chose.
Provide the following information on the company's most recent business day's
transactions.
today's date
company name
ticker symbol
the highest stock price for the previous 52 weeks
the lowest stock price for the previous 52 weeks
annual dividend payment, if applicable
the return on the dividend
price to earnings ratio
the number of shares traded
highest stock price paid
lowest stock price paid
closing price
the change in price from the previous day's closing (expressed as a decimal)
Part II: Calculations
Research the closing stock prices for the past week.
List the closing stock price for all five business days.
Imagine you purchased 75 shares of this stock on Day 1 and sold all of those shares on Day 3. What is the return on your investment? Show your work.
If you had sold all of the stock on Day 5 instead of Day 3, what is the difference between the return on your investment? Show your work.
Part III: Analysis
Using the information found in your research and calculations, answer the following questions in complete sentences.
Is it better to sell the stock on Day 3 instead of Day 5? Why or why not?
Ideally, when would you like to sell these shares? Day 3? Day 5? or longer than five days? When developing your response, consider the trend for the stock in the last five days and what could potentially happen in the days ahead.
Would you advise others to invest in this company? Why or why not? Answer the following questions to help guide your response.
Do you believe investor confidence is high or low in the company? Why?
Do you believe there is a high or low demand for the company's product? Why?
How would the state of the economy today affect someone purchasing this company's product?
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Assessment 05.04 Investment: Purchasing Stocks
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