Review the financial information and statistics provided for the stock you selected

Purpose of Assignment

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

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?