Selects an industry. The industry classification is available at http://www.investorguide.com/industry-list.php.

From each industry, pick 2 stocks (available from the same link).

Use Morningstar.com to collect the following information for the last 5 years:

Stock performance.

Key financial ratios.

Other relevant information from Financial statements

Compare the two companies

Compare the two companies regarding each of the five major categories of financial ratios.

Compare the DuPont Identity components for the two companies.

Explain the difference in the stock performances with the supporting financial information.

Detailed comparative analysis is recommended for your analysis and presentation.

Suppose you are a portfolio manager, what is your recommendation on which stock to buy or sell? Explain.