MGT 325
: Finance for Managers
Writing Assignment
Guidelines
Select a publicly traded company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or on the
NASDAQ to analyze. Please note that it is usually easier to find more recent information
on larger or well
–
known companies. The analysis in your essay should answer the following questions:
Why did you choose to analyze this company?
What were the opinions of some of your referenced articles on this stock as an investment?
Please note that it
is best if there is at least some disagreement on this question.
Is an investment in the stock a higher or lower risk investment than an investment in other stocks
as a whole? Why or why not?
How large is the company in relation to its competitors?
How fa
st is the company growing?
How profitable is the company?
What is the companys price
–
to
–
earnings ratio? What does this tell you about the company?
Does it have a dividend? If so, what is the dividend yield?
Does the future of the company appear to be prom
ising?
On which exchange does the company trade and what is its ticker symbol?
Key Point:
Do you recommend or not recommend this companys stock as an investment for
investors that are considering stock investments? Why?
The Writing Assignment is to be 7
50
1,250 words in length (this range includes everything in the
assignment including your name, title, and citations). Turnitin.com software will be used to ensure that
submitted assignments are original works.
The writing assignment should be in an
ess
ay
format. Additionally, you are required to support your
position by using at least one recent reference from an academic journal or prom
inent business
publication (e.g.
,
The Wall Street Journal
,
Barron
s,
Fortun
e,
Investors Business Daily
, etc.). A rece
nt
reference is one that has a publication date that is less than one year old as of the beginning of the
semester. Importantly, references from websites do not qualify unless those websites are part of a
reputable print publication. For example, Investope
dia.c
