stock basics

[darkangelism]

Disclaimer: GE is just an example and I am not saying to buy or sell based on this post. numbers are based on 7/9/08 market close. my notes are in blue



GEN ELECTRIC CO

(NYSE: GE) This is the stock symbol and the market it trades on in this case New York Stock Exchange.

Last Trade:27.19 Price of the stock currently
Trade Time:4:01PM ET Time that price was from
Change: 0.87 (3.10%) Price change for the opening price
Prev Close:28.06 Price it closed at the day before
Open:28.14 Price it opened at.
Day's Range:27.14 - 28.34 Price range for the day
52wk Range:26.15 - 42.15 Price range for the year
Volume:65,631,022 Shares traded in the day
Avg Vol (3m):64,146,300 Average volume for last three months

Market Cap:271.01B Total Value of shares
P/E (ttm):12.56 Price divided by the companies earnings
EPS (ttm):2.16 amount of money per share that was made.
Div & Yield:1.24 (4.60%) The dividend per year and the percent return on it.




That is my basic intro, ill edit it or add if you have any questions

[Scott]

What is the point?

[Duke]

I'm with Scott, I have no idea what the first post means to me.

[darkangelism]

lol, ok, ill try and explain it better.

[Vautrin]

I may not be qualified (at all!), but I can see the points and merits of each and every of those statistics. Damn, I should get my visa for Canada in order.

Do go on DA. I am very much interested in getting a much improved understandings of the workings of stocks and stock exchanges.

[Luba]

Originally Posted by Vautrin

Damn, I should get my visa for Canada in order.

I would LOVE to meet you and buy you a TGIF...or two...or three!

[darkangelism]

i will, im looking for some better definitions that will make it easier, to understand. and probably longer explanations.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by darkangelism

i will, im looking for some better definitions that will make it easier, to understand. and probably longer explanations.

You misunderstood my question.

I am very well acquainted with the terms and definitions.

My question is what are you trying to achieve by posting the trading data for GE's common shares on 7/9/08?

[Duke]

Insider Trading?

I understood what you meant perfectly well Scott and I concurred. I guess what would be good for someone like me is to look at stocks that may not be as mature as GE but focus more on newer public companies where I may have a chance at investing. I'd also like to know the difference in risk vs reward and how one actually assesses risk.

[darkangelism]

oh,lol, no i even said in the disclaimer that it was just an example cause luba and some others didnt know the basics, which was the goal of this thread.


however, GE is a really good buy right now, its at a multiyear low pays a high dividend about 5% a year. but i havnt done an in depth analysis, this new girl i met is distracting me from this

[TKDLady]

Well the GE post at the top confused the heck out of me. It doesn't help to look at all that stuff if you don't know what most of it means. I understand the stock symbol and the majority of the numbers you listed. My problem is knowing how and when to buy and sell stocks. How do you know it looks good and when should you pull out of it altogether so as not to loose your shirt? Those are the things I would like to know. I guess I need to start reading the stock market pages, find a couple of stocks I am interested in and monitor their progress. Then I need to learn how and who to deal with to buy and sell. What is a good strategy for investing in your retirement? I have a 401K but I am sure that won't be enough. What is a good plan? That is the info I need.

[Vautrin]

A large part of that can be more or less deduced from the numbers. In that sense they provide a lot of valuable information. Now I think a large poriton of understanding is how these figures relate to each other, and what healthy and unhealthy figures are. If we don't understand the basics, then stocks will remain a mystery.

[TKDLady]

That is what I want to learn Vautrin.