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Module 5 Stocks. Module 5 Learning Objectives. Define what a stock is and explain why companies issue stock. Explain how an investor makes a return on stocks. Categorize stocks as small, medium or large cap; as growth or income; and by industry.
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Module 5 Learning Objectives • Define what a stock is and explain why companies issue stock. • Explain how an investor makes a return on stocks. • Categorize stocks as small, medium or large cap; as growth or income; and by industry. • Define the common stocks, preferred stocks, tracking stocks, spin-offs, stock splits, and IPO. • Explain how stocks are traded. • Find and interpret a stock quote using a financial website. • Differentiate market, limit, and stop loss orders. • Explain the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission in financial markets. • Explain how a stock exchange works. • Differentiate between the New York, American and NASDAQ exchanges. • List stock ownership rights. • Differentiate between institutional, insiders and individual investors. • Use a stock index to measure stock performance. • Differentiate between the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Standard and Poor’s 500, the Russell 2000, the Wilshire 5000, the Standard and Poor’s 400, and the NASDAQ Composite. • Create and track a stock portfolio.
When you buy stock in a company, you are mainly investing in: • What the company has done. • Real estate. • Future cash or earnings.
Companies issue stock to: • Make a killing. • Pay for buildings, systems, or other things that will help grow the earnings of the company. • So they don’t have to borrow.
Calculate Capital Gain and Dividend Yield • You bought General Motors at $50 per share in 1998 and sold it at $74 in 2000. For each share, you received $2 in dividends in 1998 and 1999. • You bought Ford at $25 per share in 1998 and sold it at $29 in 2000. For each share, you received $1.07 in 1998 and $1.17 in1999 in dividends. • You bought Daimler-Chrysler at $70 per share in 1998 and sold it at $54 in 2000. For each share, you received $2.13 in 1998 and $2.13 in 1999 in dividends.
Choices • Industry • Size (Market Cap) • Growth or Income (Capital Gain or Dividend)
Classify this stock by market cap, industry, and price earnings. • Tootsie Roll sells—tootsie rolls and all kinds of candy. The company has 49.5 M shares outstanding and is currently selling at $46. Earnings per share for the year was $1.53, and the company gives dividends of 28¢ per share. • Market cap is calculated by taking shares outstanding and multiplying by price. • Price earnings is price divided by earnings per share. It tells you what you’re paying for every dollar of earnings. • Growth stocks have higher PEs than the market. Value stocks have lower PEs than the market.
True or False?If you own common shares in a company you-- • Choose the colors for the company logo • Vote for the board of directors • Are not allowed to look at the financial statements for the company. These are private and not disclosed to anyone outside. • Are entitled to any extra cash the company has. • Can sell your stock anytime you want.
Preferred Stock • About 500 listed on the NYSE and 200 listed on the AMEX and NASDAQ • Preferred shareholders have rights to assets over common shareholders • Usually no voting rights • Dividend based on fixed rate when issued • Moves very much like a bond
Stock Splits • Average stock price $30 to $45 • When a stock price gets too high, some companies believe that small investors won’t buy • Splitting the stock does nothing to the fundamentals of the company • But does tend to give a psychological lift to the stock price
IPOs • More IPOs in up markets. • Overall do good the first year and then it’s anyone’s guess. • Only about 20% of the company is offered the first time around. • Many risks.
Where are they now? Best performing IPOs in 1999. • Internet Capital Group ICGE • Commerce One CMRC • VerticalNet VERT • Brocade Communications BRCD • PurchasePro PPRO
How Do You Buy Stocks? • You need to understand what you’re doing • Check the following before you sign on the dotted line: • Are you protected if the firm goes under? • Have there been any complaints filed against the firm? • What about margin accounts? • Have you read the account agreement carefully? • What is binding arbitration? • What is discretionary authority? • Check out online brokerage agreements.
The Auction Process • Stock trades are executed through an auction process. • Stocks are worth whatever someone will pay for them. • Bid: What the buyer wants to pay. • Ask: What the seller want to sell for.
Finding the stock quote • Using finance.yahoo.com, find the stock quote for Coca Cola
Placing the Order • How many shares? (Remember prices fluctuate) • Right ticker symbol (Especially if you’re trading online) • Type of Order (Market, limit, stop limit, stop loss) • How long is the order good for? (Immediate or cancel, Good Til Canceled)
What type of order? • Case 1: You have decided to buy a stock that is very volatile. Daily prices can go up and down $5. The current price is $50. You only have $5000 to invest in this stock. What kind of order should you place? • Case 2: The market took a big fall yesterday, and all indications are that it will fall again today. You want to sell your stock if it hits $40 and prevent any further losses. It started out yesterday at $55 and is hovering around $48 today. What do you do?
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) • Ensures financials are “real” or disclosure • That people who know more don’t benefit at the expense of small investors • That brokers and firms don’t engage in shenanigans • Funds behave properly as well
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System NASDAQ
Evaluating Stocks • Over the long term (over 10 years) stocks perform the best • Passive strategy • Buy index funds and hold (you still need to watch your investments) • Active strategy - Select stocks • Fundamental analysis • Technical analysis • Speculation
Monitoring Your Stocks • Whether you use an active or passive strategy, you still need to monitor your stocks • Measure stock performance against stock index
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Oldest and most well-known stock index. Covers 30 very large companies. Price-weighted index so the stock with the highest price (IBM) has the most influence.
Standard and Poor’s 500 - Large Cap 500 largest stocks Market value-weighted index. GE, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Citigroup, and Pfizer are the largest companies Used as an index for large companies
Russell 2000 - Small CapAlso S&P 600 Take the top 3000 companies and select the bottom 2000 Russell 2000 is the index for small cap companies
Wilshire 5000 - Total Market All U.S. (7000) companies listed on the exchanges True index for total stock market
Standard and Poor’s 400 - Mid Cap Next 400 stocks after the S&P 500 Measure of medium cap stocks
Summary • For US large cap stocks – S&P 500 • For US mid cap stocks – S&P 400 • For US small cap stocks – S&P 600 • International – MSCI EAFE • Emerging – MSCI Emerging • Bond – Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Measure Your Performance • Measure your portfolio against the appropriate index • If your portfolio is not performing well, might consider index • Don’t make snap judgments - even the best advisors have bad years