Question

Fill in the blanks for the data found in a stock table using the labels in the word bank.
WORD BANK

52-week high and low
change
company/ticker
dividend
high
last
low
price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio volume
yield


____________________________: The name of the company and the symbol on the ticker.
____________________________: The highest and lowest price paid for the stock during the past year.
____________________________: The dollar amount paid to investors by the company for each share of stock owned.
____________________________: A number (stated as a percent) calculated by dividing the dividend by a company’s stock price.
____________________________: A stock’s price divided by its earnings per share over the previous four quarters (1 year).
____________________________: The number of shares traded during the previous day.
____________________________: The highest price paid for the stock during the previous day.
____________________________: The lowest price paid for the stock during the previous day.
____________________________: The last price paid for the stock at the end of the previous day.
____________________________: The difference between the most recent trade and the previous day’s price.

Answer 1

1. company/ticker: The name of the company and the symbol on the ticker.
2. 52-week high and low: The highest and lowest price paid for the stock during the past year.
3. dividend: The dollar amount paid to investors by the company for each share of stock owned.
4. yield: A number (stated as a percent) calculated by dividing the dividend by a company’s stock price.
5. price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio: A stock’s price divided by its earnings per share over the previous four quarters (1 year).
6. volume: The number of shares traded during the previous day.
7. high: The highest price paid for the stock during the previous day.
8. low: The lowest price paid for the stock during the previous day.
9. last: The last price paid for the stock at the end of the previous day.
10. change: The difference between the most recent trade and the previous day’s price.