Part 2: Market Research



Part 2: Market Research:

1. Return to the website () to link to online stock quotes to fill in the following information:

General Electric (GE)

52 Week Hi:

52 Week Lo

Dividend

Yield

PE

Volume

Close

Change

Exchange: NYSE or NASDAQ

Whirlpool (WHR)

52 Week Hi:

52 Week Lo

Dividend

Yield

PE

Volume

Close

Change

Exchange: NYSE or NASDAQ

2. Look up the closing prices for GE and Whirlpool for the past ten days. Record them in the table below:

| |General Electric |Whirlpool |

|Day 1 | | |

|Day 2 | | |

|Day 3 | | |

|Day 4 | | |

|Day 5 | | |

|Day 6 | | |

|Day 7 | | |

|Day 8 | | |

|Day 9 | | |

|Day 10 | | |

3. Based on all the information you have collected on General Electric and Whirlpool, which stock would you invest in today? Why?

4. As an investor, do you think you want a stock to have a high or low PE ratio? Explain.

Assessment Activity:

Using the finance page of your choice (Ex: Google, Yahoo, NYSE)…

Choose one stock that you’ve invested in during the Stock Market Challenge. Answer the following questions about the company you chose. Remember, this is information you would typically know BEFORE ever investing real money in the company!

1. Tell me the name of the stock and some background on the company. What does it produce? How long has it been around? How many offices does the company have? Is it an international company? Where are the company’s offices?

2. Tell me details about the stock. What is it currently trading at? What has it done over the past year?

3. Tell me at least two recent news items about the company. Is it releasing any new products? Is it merging with somebody else? What is going on there?

4. Explain why you would or wouldn’t invest in this stock if you were putting up real money. Use specific data to back up your decision. In your explanation, use terms such as the P/E ratio, news items, historical figures, etc…

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