Stock Market Research Terms

The highest price and lowest price of the stock so far today.

A company’s closing price divided by its latest annual earnings per share.

The difference in price expressed as a percentage.

The median target price as predicted by analysts covering the stock. 

Minimum number of stocks to buy per company for the challenge.

The next time the company will report its earnings.  

The difference between the stock’s current price and its last reported price. 

The total current market value of all outstanding shares of a company. 

The total number of shares traded so far today. 

A company's profit or earning dived equally among all shares investors own. Earnings per Share

You can purchase stocks with a public corporation only.

Payment companies make to its stockholders and the amount of cash that returns to stockholders.

The first trade of stock today. 

The previous close is the stock’s closing price on the previous trading day. 

The highest price and lowest price of the stock so far over a year. 

The price at which a seller wants to sell this company’s stock. 

The current per share price of the stock.

Location of the main site for a company.

The business.

An offer made to buy a stock.

The company’s abbreviated identifier on the stock market

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The average of the total number of shares traded in the past three months. 

Measures volatility. 

Where stocks are traded.