Intro to BUSINESS
STOCK ANALYSIS PROJECT
OBJECTIVE: To increase awareness of stock market activity and price
fluctuation by choosing three stocks to follow throughout the semester.
POINT VALUE: 50 points
DUE DATE:
Using the information learned in class and the textbook, complete an
examination of your selected stocks answering the following questions.
CONTENT REQUIRED FOR REPORT
1.
Identify 3 stocks by name and symbol
2.
Describe what led you to select the stocks you picked.
3.
List recorded activity of stock prices (at least 3-4 times per week).
4.
In your opinion, what would be the investment objective for the average
investor selecting these stocks.
5.
Had you bought 100 shares of the stock from the company you selected,
list:
a.
original total investment amount.
b.
current total stock value.
c.
amount of increase or decrease from original investment.
6.
Include background information about each company from Internet
searches, and pay particular attention to any items in the news.
7.
Did your company have any news during your tracking of the stock? Did it
affect the stock price?
8.
Chart your daily recordings using Excel or another spreadsheet program
and include the chart(s) in your report. Chart the closing price of each
company’s stock for each day recorded.
9.
Report should be typed and in proper report format, generally 3-4 pages in
length.
EN105S – Intro to Business
Grading Rubric for
Stock Market Report
Name: ________________________
Date : ___________________
Criteria
1
2
Choose 3 public
corporations to research
Missing name, symbol or
and track and explain Missing reasons for choosing stock
reason
why you chose these
stocks.
Record closing price of
stock 3-4 times a week in few recordings over a short period, few recordings or missing
no Excel spreadsheet or chart
spreadsheet or missing chart
Excel spreadsheet with
chart.
Research and summarize
background information
Some information copy/pasted
Minimum description of
about each company
from the Internet
companies and news items.
including recent
developments or news.
Analyze results and
determine correlations
lacking analysis
Weak analysis and correlation
between news items and
stock prices
Poorly written, containing many
Report is in proper
Some formatting errors,
typos, punctuation and grammar
format with correct
punctuation, spelling and
spelling, punctuation and errors. Not formatted or organized
grammar errors.
well.
grammar.
Points
3
4
Missing full corporation
name
full corporation name and
symbol and reason for
selecting these stocks
Closing prices are recorded Closing prices are recorded
less than 3 times per week 3-4 times per week in Excel
in Excel spreadsheet with
spreadsheet with
chart
accompanying line chart
____
Thorough description of
companies, but lacking
current news.
Thorough description of
companies and latest
developments or news about
the companies
____
Only 2 companies are
analyzed. Research is
evident.
News items well correlated
to stock prices. Research is
evident.
____
Correctly formatted with
few types and punctuation
errors
Correctly formatted, well
written and organized.
____
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Comments:
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