This assignment is based on Units 5 and 6 of the course and is worth 15% of your coursework marks and will be graded out of 40 points. The assignment should be submitted to the drop box on or before the deadline of March 15, 2020, 11:55 PM ECT. For guidelines on late submissions, kindly refer to your course guide (pages 13 to 14). Required: Go to old.nasdaq.com. Enter the ticker symbol for a company which is listed and trading on the NASDAQ. Scroll down to the panel on the left and click on "Stock comparison", located under "STOCK ANLAYSIS" heading. This will take you to a page with data on the stock you have chosen, along with data for four (4) other firms within the same industry. Save the information you have collected or print the page for your future use. Knowledge of the industry of the firm you have chosen will be meaningful in your analysis of the firm's data. 1. Present your chosen company by stating the industry in which it operates, the last trade value, the change, the P/E ratio, dividend yield, and market value in relation to the other stocks in the industry, and its institutional holdings.? (5 points) 2. Compare the market value of the stocks (COMPANIES) in the same industry/sector and briefly comment on the 52-week high and the 52-week low price of the stocks. Which stock has the highest and the lowest change in price? What may have contributed to the changes? Research and provide fundamental information on the companies to support your position. Provide snapshots/photos of the 1-yr trade activity of each company. (10 points) 3. Briefly define the term beta and analyse the beta of each of the five stocks and provide feedback on the risk return relationship which exists when you compare the earnings (EPS and P/E) of those stocks. (10 points) MGMT2023 Individual Assignment Semester 2 2019/2020 5. Which of the shares would you recommend purchasing, holding and/or selling? Justify your position based on stock price, dividend yield, earnings, or other fundamental information you might gather about the company. (10 points) 6. Provide references used during your research and any assumptions you may have made. (5 points) Guidelines for Assignment 1. Your submission should be no more than 3 portrait 8 x 1l size pages, excluding the references. Your work should be typed using font size 12, Times New Roman, and 1.5 line spacing, Photos/snapshots and graphs are to be placed in the appendix of the document. A reference page is also required. 2. Do not reproduce the questions above as part of your submission. Numbering each response will work just fine. 3. The site Nasdaq.com (this is a new/updated site) can also be used to gather information to assist in the assignment 4. The news items on each company can inform you of what is happening or is likely to affect the company. This is located at the middle of the page after you choose the company. This assignment is based on Units 5 and 6 of the course and is worth 15% of your coursework marks and will be graded out of 40 points. The assignment should be submitted to the drop box on or before the deadline of March 15, 2020, 11:55 PM ECT. For guidelines on late submissions, kindly refer to your course guide (pages 13 to 14). Required: Go to old.nasdaq.com. Enter the ticker symbol for a company which is listed and trading on the NASDAQ. Scroll down to the panel on the left and click on "Stock comparison", located under "STOCK ANLAYSIS" heading. This will take you to a page with data on the stock you have chosen, along with data for four (4) other firms within the same industry. Save the information you have collected or print the page for your future use. Knowledge of the industry of the firm you have chosen will be meaningful in your analysis of the firm's data. 1. Present your chosen company by stating the industry in which it operates, the last trade value, the change, the P/E ratio, dividend yield, and market value in relation to the other stocks in the industry, and its institutional holdings.? (5 points) 2. Compare the market value of the stocks (COMPANIES) in the same industry/sector and briefly comment on the 52-week high and the 52-week low price of the stocks. Which stock has the highest and the lowest change in price? What may have contributed to the changes? Research and provide fundamental information on the companies to support your position. Provide snapshots/photos of the 1-yr trade activity of each company. (10 points) 3. Briefly define the term beta and analyse the beta of each of the five stocks and provide feedback on the risk return relationship which exists when you compare the earnings (EPS and P/E) of those stocks. (10 points) MGMT2023 Individual Assignment Semester 2 2019/2020 5. Which of the shares would you recommend purchasing, holding and/or selling? Justify your position based on stock price, dividend yield, earnings, or other fundamental information you might gather about the company. (10 points) 6. Provide references used during your research and any assumptions you may have made. (5 points) Guidelines for Assignment 1. Your submission should be no more than 3 portrait 8 x 1l size pages, excluding the references. Your work should be typed using font size 12, Times New Roman, and 1.5 line spacing, Photos/snapshots and graphs are to be placed in the appendix of the document. A reference page is also required. 2. Do not reproduce the questions above as part of your submission. Numbering each response will work just fine. 3. The site Nasdaq.com (this is a new/updated site) can also be used to gather information to assist in the assignment 4. The news items on each company can inform you of what is happening or is likely to affect the company. This is located at the middle of the page after you choose the company