Stock PriceAnalysis

Debbye Turnbull-Phillip Prof . Jay Okunubi Fin 250-060 April 24th 2009 Analyze the variation in the stock prices - Why was there an increase or decrease in price Introduction Stock prices of a company vary for numerous reasons . The factors that govern the buying and selling of stocks are mainly the company 's income statement , its overall performance and current board news . Even a slightest change in the core managerial structure of the company can make a lot of difference in its stock prices . Thus to know the variation in

a stock price of a particular company , it is important to know the latest information of the company . In this Pepsi and Mattel Inc . has been selected for the analysis of stock price variation

Pepsi A look into the chart of the stock prices shows an upward movement in it . The stock price has increased from April 6 and reached the peak at April 15 . But a look into the volume of stocks traded shows that the greatest volume traded was on April 8 . There were a series of acquisitions made by Pepsi last year . The company had acquired V Water in April 2008 and had a joint acquisition on August 2008 . This has made the company grow in terms of its size

A close look into the sales of the company shows that a year ago Pepsi 's sales were 11235 million . And currently its sale is 10874 .34 Similarly its earning per share has also declined from 1 .11per share...