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How to Read Stock Quotes
The online stock quotes provide important data for investors to research stocks. Getting
stock quotes is just like investors shopping in a supermarket checking on price tags for
items on the shelves prior to the purchase. Below is a typical stock quote table from
Yahoo!. In Yahoo, a description of the terms is available below. In addition, there are
links such as news, profile, research, and more providing important information for
investors to make decisions in choosing a stock in this game.
INTEL CORP (Nasdaq NM:INTC) - More Info: News , SEC , Msgs , Profile , Research , Insider
Last Trade
Change
Prev Cls
Volume
Mar 9 · 118.38
Day's Range
112.00 - 118.50
52-week Range
50.12 - 120.00
+3.44 (+2.99%)
114.94
Bid
Ask
Open
118.69
119.00
113.69
19,187,900
Avg Vol
25,019,180
Earn/Shr
P/E
Mkt Cap
Div/Shr
2.11
54.47
395.5B
0.12
Div Date
Mar 1
Ex-Div
Feb 3
Yield
Last Trade
The current trading price of one share of a
company’s stock.
Open
The price paid in a stock's first transaction of the
current trading day.
Change
The dollar difference between the preceding
day's closing price and the most recent price.
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Net income divided by common shares
outstanding.
Previous Close
The price of the stock at the end of the previous
day's trading session.
P/E Ratio
Also known as the P/E multiple, this is the latest
closing price divided by the latest 12 months'
earnings per share.
Volume
The total shares of a stock traded on the most
recent trading day.
Bid
The price at which someone is willing to buy a
stock.
Market Capitalization (Market Cap)
The value of a company's outstanding shares,
as measured by shares times current price.
Dividends Paid per Share
The cash payment per share made by the
company to its shareholders.
Ask
The price at which a holder of a stock is willing
to sell.
Instructions: Go to Yahoo! Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/ to get detailed stock
quotes for Intel Corporation and answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of the stock exchange on which Intel is presently trading
now?
2. How much would you have to pay for one share of Intel if you bought the stock
at this moment?
3. What was yesterday’s closing price for Intel?
4. How many shares of Intel were traded since the market was open this
morning?
5. How many shares of Intel are traded daily on average?
6. How much did Intel earn per share in the last year?
7. The price-earning ratio (P/E) of the stock market is presently at 28. How many
times is Intel’s P/E above the market?
8. Does Intel pay a dividend?
9. If you bought 10 shares of Intel at the lowest price of the year and sold it at the
highest price for the year, how much money would you make?
10. If you bought 100 shares of Intel at the current price but missed the chance to
buy the shares at the lowest price for the day, how much more money would
you have to pay?
11. What is Intel’s market cap?
Instructions: You are being given $10,000 pretend dollars to spend. You can invest
them by purchasing many shares of one stock or mutual funds, or purchasing various
shares of up to five stocks or mutual funds. Your goal is to get as close as possible to
spending $10,000 dollars without going over. List details about the stock(s) you are
purchasing below.
Company
Stock
Symbol
Market
(NYSE,
Nasdaq, etc.)
Quantity of
Shares
Price Per
Share
Total
Purchase
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TOTAL
You will follow these stocks once a week through March 27 to see how your investment
pays off.