gp-8-project-assignment-5-recommendations
Project Assignment 5
Remember that all Project Assignments must be completed and submitted using Google Docs in the Collaborations tool available in your Canvas team folder. Be sure that both Jerry and I are included in your Collaboration.
- Cover Page
Include the names of students who participated in the completion of the assignment; do not include names of students who did not participate.
- Include a 5-year stock market price graph for your company. It can be found using Google and entering the company ticker symbol. As an example, here is the September 10, 2018 graph for Apple (ticker symbol: AAPL):
- Recommendation (2-5 pages)
Your client wants to invest $250,000 in a computer industry company’s common stock. It is your job to provide them a recommendation for purchasing or not purchasing your company’s common stock.
Their goal is to keep the investment for five years with the expectation that the stock price will increase in order to make a minimum average of 9% return annually over the five-year period.
In other words, there could be a projected return of less than 9% one year, but could be offset by a return of greater than 9% in another year. So take the overall predicted returns and divide by five to arrive at the average annual return you predict.
A.) Identify your company’s current price per share and how many shares your client would purchase for $250,000. Do not buy partial shares.
B.) Using your company’s five-year stock market price graph, make a prediction of their stock price for the next five years.
You can use Trend Analysis that is explained in Chapter 13. Show your computations!
Use a table or line graph to show your predictions visually and explain why.
C.) Include any dividends they would potentially receive during the five-year investment.
You can find your company’s dividend policy in their annual report. Include this policy in your answer.
Use a table or line graph to show your predictions visually and explain why.
D.) Do you recommend that this company you have analyzed is worthy of consideration for your client’s investment portfolio?
Include justification for your recommendation using the information gathered above and also using what you learned in SWOT and industry trends.
Use your ratios and SWOT to support your decisions, show what you have truly learned through this project.
Do you want to continue working for this client as their investment advisory team? If so, you need to be clear, concise, and confident!
- Contribution Statement
List each student name and what he/she contributed to this assignment.
Requirements:
- Cover page: include the names of students who participated in the completion of the assignment; do not include names of students who did not participate.
- In part 2, show the actual graph. No links!
- Regardless of the division of work in this assignment, at least two students should complete each section, then compare for possible errors or omissions, and finally make any necessary adjustments, additions, and/or corrections.
- Follow the MLA guidelines. Provide headings to keep your work well organized and easy to read.
- Part 3 – Recommendation should be at least two pages and no more than five pages. Be sure to show your calculations!
- Use a plagiarism checker (find a free one using Google) before submitting your assignment, as plagiarism will result in zero points for all teammates in the group. This is an individual AND a team responsibility.
- Once you have determined your assignment to be plagiarism-free, be sure all teammates read the documents (preferably out-loud to discover awkward writing or errors), correct any grammar/spelling or factual errors, and ensure that all components are included.
The Editor is not the only person responsible for this; work as a team and review each other’s work.
- Using Word, include a listing of each student’s name with his/her contribution made to this assignment.
Note: Late assignments are accepted no later than the day following the deadline and carry an automatic 20% penalty.
