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The purpose of this assignment is to allow the student to become more aware of the different types of investment vehicles and their respective quotes as found in The Wall Street Journal, The Interactive WSJ and other internet sources. This is accomplished by answering the following questions regarding AT&T and a second company.
From The Wall Street Journal PUBLICATION DATE __________
Date of Closing Prices __________
DATA FOR AT&T DATA in blanks to the left and a second company ________________
1. _______________ _________________ Exchange listed on?
2. _______________ _________________ Ticker symbol?
3. _______ _______ ________ _________ Common stock's 52 week high and low?
4. _______________ _________________ Common stock's dividend yield?
5. _______________ _________________ Common Stock's P/E?
6. _______________ _________________ Common stock's closing price?
7. _______________ _________________ Common stock's previous day closing price?
8. _______________ _________________ Estimate of the latest annual EPS
9. _______________ _________________ Common stock's annual dividend payment?
10. _______________ _________________ Common stock's latest quarterly dividend?
Fixed Income Securities for AT&T only::
11. _______________ How many fixed income securities are reported in the WSJ?
12. _______________ What is the closing price of the bond maturing in 2009?
13. _______________ What is the current yield on the bond 8 5/8 31?
14. _______________ What is the stated interest rate on the bond maturing in 2022?
15. _______________ What year(s) do(es) the bond(s) with the 6.5% coupon bond mature?
16. _______________ What does the s indicate in the bond quote 6s09?
17. _______________ Are AT&T's bonds selling at a premium or a discount ?
Treasury Securities
18. _______ ________ What is the ask price and asked yield on the 30 year Treasury bond?
19. __________ What is the coupon rate on the Treasury bond that matures in August of 2015?
20 ___________ What is the asked price of the 8% Treasury bond due in November of 2021?
New sources of information become available everyday in a variety of formats. The internet provides the electronic dissemination of information. As business professionals you will be challenged during your career to learn new processes and procedures without detailed instruction or direction.
Internet Requirement: Use a Stock Screen program to select not more than 20 stocks. The following are suggested stock screening sites: www.cnbc.com , quicken , zacks , morningstar , moneycentral.
Print out a criteria and list of stocks. Turn in the graphs along with this answer sheet.