Discuss the performance of the stock over the last year

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The purpose of this Discussion Forum is to investigate retail stocks and discuss the performance of the stock over the last year. Students are expected to review the fundamentals of the stock and compare and contrast the performance of the stocks. You will need to research the performance of the stocks to determine what has impacted their performance.

Compare and contrast the performance of the following stocks. The ticker symbols are in parenthesis:

Macy*s (M)
Walmart (WMT)
Amazon( AMZN)
Nordstrom's (JWM)

Go to Yahoo, Google or AOL Finance and look up each stock.

1. Compare and contrast the percentage change in the price of each stock for the past year, month and week. Note that the actual stock prices should not be compared. What you need to compare is the percentage change. Which stock has shown the most growth and which stock has shown the least growth?

2. Examine the 52 week high /lo. Which stock is the most volatile and which stock is the most stable?

3. Look at the P/E Ratio for each stock. Remember the P/E should be between 15-25. Which of these stocks has a reasonable P/E ratio.

4. Lastly, look at the dividends and the Yield. Which companies offer dividends? Which companies offer the highest dividends (if any)?

After you have investigated each stock's fundamentals, do research to determine what has impacted the performance of each stock.

5. Present your information as an Excel table. Be sure to label each column and row. Use borders to separate information.

6. If you had $10,000 dollars to invest, which of these stocks would you buy? Why?

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