1- Log on to finance.yahoo.com and enter the ticker symbol ?RRD? in the Search box to find...
Question:
1- Log on to finance.yahoo.com and enter the ticker symbol ?RRD? in the Search box to find information about R.R. Donnelley & Sons.
a. Click on company Profile. What is Donnelly's main line of business?
b. Now go to Statistics. How many shares of the company's stock are outstanding? What is the total market value of the firm (Market Cap)? What were its profits (EPS) in the most recent fiscal year?
c. Look up Holders of the company's stock. What fraction of total shares is held by insiders?
d. Now go to Analysts. Look at the right side of your screen.
- What is the Recommendation Rating for the stock? [For your information, a Buy rating means the stock is considered by the analysts to be a good investment now; its price will increase in the future. A Sell rating means the opposite: its price will decline and investors holding the stocks should sell it now]
- What is the average price target (i.e., the predicted stock price of the Donnelly shares) of the analysts covering this firm? How does that compare to the price at which the stock is currently trading?
e. Look at the company's Financials, and then select the Balance Sheet tab . What were its total assets at the end of the most recent fiscal year?
2- Repeat the whole process with another company of your choice.
Essentials of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780073382463
7th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan