Stock Market Graph/Analysis (Walmart)

Hi, I want a stock market graph and analysis for my business class. The instrction are followings. The company i chose is Walmart.

1.Choose a publically-traded company(Walmart) listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ and begin tracking the closing price of its stock.

 2.       Beginning the second week of the semester, keep a record of the stock’s closing price two days per week through the 14^th week of the term.  (from the beginning of January to the end of April 2016)Use this record to create a line graph which will be due the final class meeting. 

3.Prepare a graph by plotting the closing prices you have recorded.  Closing prices are plotted on the graph’s vertical axis and dates are plotted on the graph’s horizontal axis.  The graph may be hand-drawn or created using computer software.  A line graph is preferred.  Graphs copied from internet sites are not acceptable. 

Along with your graph, include a brief analysis (one page double-spaced) explaining the behavior of your company’s stock.  1) State the first recorded price of your stock, 2) the last recorded price of your stock, and 3) factors that might account for the change in the prices which occurred during the weeks you kept records.  (Factors may be related to activities of the company itself or the world economy as a whole.  See the back of this handout for suggestions.)  

Factors Affecting the Change in Closing Prices of a Stock

1.  One primary factor is investor confidence in the company’s future earnings (profits).  Share prices changes are predictors of investors’ feelings regarding future earnings.  (Will profits rise, fall, or remain the same?)

1. Industry-specific economic factors may impact the company.  Example:  Your company makes plywood and the prime customer is the housing market which is in a sustained downturn.  You may expect share prices to decline as investors see lower sales resulting in lower profits.

1. Company-specific events may impact your company.  Example:  Your company is a drug company which has just announced a breakthrough drug in the fight for a cancer cure.  You will expect that this news will result in higher share prices as investors bank on higher profits.

1. Broad (global) economic factors that affect the overall economy may impact your company.  Example:  Your company makes computers and a large portion are exported to Europe.  The dollar is weakening against the euro and that makes your computers cheaper in Europe.  You would expect share prices to rise as investors expect higher profits due to increasing sales volume.

1. Psychological factors may affect consumer sentiment.  Example:  The events of 9/11 sent a shock wave throughout the country and negatively impacted share prices as investors were uncertain about the future.  Airline stocks, particularly, declined in price significantly as their customers cut back on travel and companies’ profits fell.

1. Change in price of a material or service may impact your company.  Example:  Your company is a package delivery company and the price of oil is rising rapidly.  You would expect a share price decrease as investors see the company’s costs rising due to inflation in the price of gasoline and jet fuel.

Remeber the grpah should include the price form the beginning of January to the end of April 2016 and plase record the price two days per week.