Lessons: Chapter 12 - Evaluating Stocks: Understanding What Companies Do
Important Links
You can find the stock symbols of any company through many financial websites. We often use the following sites :
Assignments
12.1: True or False. Unlike fundamental analysis, technical analysis focuses on a company's ability to grow and make more money in the future.
12.2: Find the stock symbols of the following companies: Yahoo!, PepsiCo Inc., eBay, by using the YahooFinance site or any other site you prefer.
12.3: Find the snapshot or summary of The Walt Disney Company by using the MarketWatch site or any other site you prefer. In the MarketWatch site, do the following:
Find the search menu and enter DIS, which is the stock symbol for The Walt Disney Company
You will be taken to the Walt Disney Page -- on that page, you should click a selection labeled "Profile" to get to a Company Description
Click the "expand" button next to the Company Description for the full description for the company.