Company: AT&T 2016

Competitor: Sprint 2017

Evaluate other areas of financial analysis: capital spending, Beta values, credit rating service valuations (if possible), bond rating valuations (if possible), etc. (10% of the project grade)1) Find the data for capital spending. How much did THE COMPANY spend on research, development, and engineering in the most recent year? How did this compare with the previous year?

2) Find the current beta for the company and its major competitor in the Internet.

1. Present beta results as the table in your projected companyand of analysis of beta values that you found. Compare the beta values against the main competitor. In your report please answer the question: How risky the company is?

www.marketwatch.com-To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company's page.

www.morningstar.com - To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Quotes window to get into the company's page.

www.money.cnn.com-To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company's page.

www.finance.yahoo.com - To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company's page.

www.nyse.com - Click on Data, then click on Stocks (under Quotes), and type the name of the company or the stock symbol in the window "Keyword or symbol" to get into the company's page.

www.nasdaq.com - To find the information for your company you need to type the stock symbol in the Search window to get into the company's page.