Research these companies: Ford Motor Company, Harley Davidson, Starbucks and Microsoft. Prepare a discussion that provides a
Question:
Research these companies: Ford Motor Company, Harley Davidson, Starbucks and Microsoft.
Prepare a discussion that provides a financial overview of the four firms. You should approach this as a financial analyst who is providing advice to a client.
Address the following:
A brief summary of each firm’s business
A discussion of the stock’s price performance relative to the market as a whole
Indicate the firm’s annual sales and total assets.
Indicate the trend of sales and profits over the last three years and compute the ratio of net income to profits. What is the significance of this trend?
Summarize the professional analyst’s comments about these companies.
Indicate the current price of the stock and the trend. What does this trend mean to an individual investor?
Based on the site’s graphs, is each stock volatile? Consider the recent range of stock price movement.