Using the stock quotations in Exhibit 11.5, find the 52-week high and low for Nucor’s common. What is the stock’s latest dividend yield? What was Nucor’s closing price, and at what P/E ratio was the stock trading? Of the stocks listed in Exhibit 11.5, which had the highest price/earnings ratio? The biggest change in price? Which three stocks had the highest dividend yields, and which three had the highest closing prices?

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Exhibit 11.5 Listed Stock Quotes This list summarizes one day's trading activity and price quotes for a group of stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Note that, in addition to the latest stock prices, a typical stock quote conveys an array of other information. High and low prices for previous 52 weeks Company name 52-WEEK YTD % CHG HI LO STOCK YLD NET SYM % PE LAST CHG Dividend yield 27.50 78.91 38.04 NewOrnalEdu ADS EDU (dividends as percentage of share -5.80 22 7.68 NY CmntyBcp NYB 8.9 dd 70 45 11.27 0.25 1.40 price) 25.10 21.38 4.51 Newell 105.20 54.24 15.45 NewfldExpl NWI 1.6 dd 12.23 0.03 NFX dd 40,53 117 2.60 50.45 21.17+Newmtin NEM 1.0 35 91.76 Price/earnings ratio: market price earnings per share 18.40 33 10.81+Nexen NXY 15 20.82 0.29 2.30 68 38.24 Nike B NKE 1.9 17 52,17 1.03 NI 6.9 NE 21.20 17.72 7.79 NiSource 54.00 56.73 19.23 NobleCp 21.90 80.19 30.89 Noble Engy -15.40 28.34 8.47 Nokia 0.60 16.55 3.96 NmuraHldg 100.20 37 6.61 Nordstr -4.70 75.53 26.69 NorflkSo -4.40 28.20 17.16*NE Util -2.60 72.19 33.81 NorthrpGrum -10.90 61.30 33.34 Novartis ADS 13.20 66.99 41.35 Novo Nordisk -11.30 40 25.67 star -3.00 61.16 25.25 Nucor 11 13.30 3.17 6 34.02 0.75 NBL 1.2 1159.99 -0.06 WOK 3.9 16 13.20 -0.13 NMR dd 8.40 -0.05 WN 2.4 16 26.64 0.85 NSC 3.0 10 44.84 -0.52 12.23 0.14 dd 43:89-2.37 Net change in price from previous day Last (closing) price for the day-this is used to compute dividend yield and the P/E ratio NU 4.1 NOC 3.9 NVS 3.9 NVO 18 20 58.16 0.27 NST 4.6 14 32.36 0.37 NUE 3.1 28 44.83 13 44.33 0.09 Ticker symbol for stock 0.48 Year-to-date percentage change in stock price