Identifying Symbols and
Interpreting Stock Quotes
Before You Invest
List Five Products You Have
Purchased Lately:
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4.
5.
Would you consider buying stock in the
companies that make these products?
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Why? or Why not?
Ticker Symbols
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Ticker symbols are what stock exchanges use to
identify listed companies.
Typically, companies listed on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) have one to three
letters in their ticker symbols.
The NASDAQ Stock Market and American Stock
Exchange identify companies and funds with
symbols that maybe as long as five letters.
Ticker Symbols
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Which of the following symbols do you
think belongs to Coca Cola Company?
CCLAY
 CCLAF
 KO
 KOF
 CCHOF
 CCH
 CCHBF
 COKE
 CCE
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Ticker Symbol Tip
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Symbols with more than four letters are
usually foreign stocks –that eliminates;
CCLAY, CCLAF, CCHOF, CCHBF.
KO is the ticker symbol for the Coca Cola
Company.
Ticker Symbols
Company Name
Ford Motor Company
Gap, Inc.
Yahoo Incorporated
Foot Locker, Inc.
Abercrombie & Fitch
What do you think
the ticker symbol is?
What is the real
ticker symbol?
Parent Companies & Subsidiaries
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Banana Republic and Old Navy are
subsidiaries of the Gap.
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While they have their own brands and
identities, they are owned by the Gap.
Frito Lay and Gatorade are both owned
by Pepsi.
Parent Companies & Subsidiaries
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Have you ever heard of Yum! Brands, Inc.?
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Go to www.yum.com and list what brands are
familiar to you?
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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Parent Companies & Subsidiaries
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So, if I want to invest in Pizza Hut, what
ticker symbol would I use?
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How much is it trading for right now?
What is the volume?
What is the 52 week high?
What is the 52 week low?
Interpreting Stock Prices
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Based on this
five-day graph of
Pfizer, would you
consider this
stock a good
investment?
Interpreting Stock Prices
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Based on this fiveyear graph of Pfizer,
would you consider
this stock a good
investment?
Vocabulary
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Dividend: Part of a company’s profits
(earnings) paid periodically to stockholders.
P/E Ratio: Stands for price-to-earnings ratio.
The P/E is the relationship between a
company's earnings and its share price. It is
calculated by dividing the current price per
share by the earnings per share.
Share: A share is a unit of ownership in a
corporation or mutual fund.
Vocabulary
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Stock: A type of security that signifies
ownership in a corporation and
represents a claim on part of the
corporation's assets and earnings.
Volume: The number of shares traded in
a company's stock. Unusual market
activity, either higher or lower than
average, is typically the result of some
external event.