eps in stock market what does it mean?
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The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. EPS serves as an indicator of a company's profitability.\n\nCalculated as:\n\n(Net income - dividend of preferred stock)/number of outstanding share\n\n\n\nIn the EPS calculation, it is more accurate to use a weighted-average number of shares outstanding over the reporting term, because the number of shares outstanding can change over time. However, data sources sometimes simplify the calculation by using the number of shares outstanding at the end of the period.\n\nDiluted EPS expands on the basic EPS by including the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding in the outstanding shares number. \n\nEarnings per share is generally considered to be the single most important variable in determining a share's price. It is also a major component of the price-to-earnings valuation ratio. \n\nFor example, assume that a company has a net income of $25 million. If the company paid out $1 million in preferred dividends and had 10 million shares for one half of the year and 15 million shares for the other half, the EPS would be $1.92 (24/12.5). First, the $1 million is deducted from the net income to get $24 million. Then a weighted average is taken to find the number of shares outstanding (0.5 x 10M+ 0.5 x 15M = 12.5M).\n\nAn important aspect of EPS that's often ignored is the capital that is required to generate the earnings (net income) in the calculation. Two companies could generate the same EPS number, but one could do so with less equity (investment) - that company would be more efficient at using its capital to generate income and, all other things being equal, would be a "better" company. Investors also need to be aware of earnings manipulation that will affect the quality of the earnings number. It is important not to rely on any one financial measure, but to use it in conjunction with statement analysis and other measures.
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It is a class of stock that has a "preference" of some kind when it comes to dividing profits.   There are many ways it can be expressed. \n\nIt generally means that they get their dividend FIRST, whether Common gets any or not.  If there's no money for dividends that year, the question is whether it is "cumulative", meaning that if they don't pay this year, they have to make it up next year before paying Common, or "non cumulative" meaning it starts at zero each year, and also whether it is "participating", which means that if there is a LOT of dividend money, is the preferred dividend an upper limit or do they get more in flush years.
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It means that the stocks trade in the "pink sheet" market.  This is an over-the-counter stock market for very small-cap, thinly traded stocks.  Sometimes, when a stock can no longer meet the listing requirements for Nasdaq because of low market cap or low stock price, the stock is delisted and trades in the pink sheet market.
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If you buy a stock on or after the ex-dividend date but before the record date the person you bought the stock from gets the dividend. \n\nSome traders use this as an opportunity (as price usually drops on ex-dividend date depending upon dividend size and market demand) to buy into a bullish stock.
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no stock indices are tself effected by share prices..indices are actually a way to represent all the stocks listed on a particular stock exchange...indces use complex weighted averages...to comeout with a figure that could represent all the stocks in the best possible manner..and a general movement in prices of stocks is thus shown in the fluctuations in the index..for mor info mail me!!
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Companies issue and sell their stock to raise money. So stocks give you ownership of the company which issued stocks. Stock market is where stocks are being traded: sold and bought; example New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, etc. That's a 30-second overview. Go to website www.investopedia.com.. Very good website to get education. Also, there is a stock trader simulator, give it a try.
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Symbol \nGBE (Common Stock)  \n \nResults \nDate Requested 03/03/06 \nClosing Price $9.25 \nVolume 2,354,000 \nSplit Adjustment Factor 1.0000:1 \nOpen $9.40 \nDay's High $9.45 \nDay's Low $9.00
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The difference comes from different measures of earnings (the 'E' in EPS).  Some use the last calendar year, some use the last 4 quarters, some use earnings estimates for the coming year or 4 quarters.\n\nYou can calculate your own using the information available at Yahoo and earnings.com or use that info. to figure out the assumptions for the sites you list above.  Then you can use whichever one uses assumptions that make the most sense to you.\n\nAs long as you're consistent it will be a meaningful measure.  I like the past 4 quarters method.
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P/E is shorthand for the ratio of a company's share price to its per-share earnings. For example, a P/E ratio of 10 means that the company has $1 of annual, per-share earnings for every $10 in share price. Earnings by definition are after all taxes etc.\n\nA company's P/E ratio is computed by dividing the current market price of one share of a company's stock by that company's per-share earnings. A company's per-share earnings are simply the company's after-tax profit divided by number of outstanding shares. For example, a company that earned $5M last year, with a million shares outstanding, had earnings per share of $5. If that company's stock currently sells for $50/share, it has a P/E of 10. Stated differently, at this price, investors are willing to pay $10 for every $1 of last year's earnings.\n\nP/Es are traditionally computed with trailing earnings (earnings from the past 12 months, called a trailing P/E) but are sometimes computed with leading earnings (earnings projected for the upcoming 12-month period, called a leading P/E). Some analysts will exclude one-time gains or losses from a quarterly earnings report when computing this figure, others will include it. Adding to the confusion is the possibility of a late earnings report from a company; computation of a trailing P/E based on incomplete data is rather tricky. (I'm being polite; it's misleading, but that doesn't stop the brokerage houses from reporting something.) Even worse, some methods use so-called negative earnings (i.e., losses) to compute a negative P/E, while other methods define the P/E of a loss-making company to be zero. The many ways to compute a P/E may lead to wide variation in the reporting of a figure such as the "P/E for the S&P whatever." Worst of all, it's usually next to impossible to discover the method used to generate a particular P/E figure, chart, or report.\n\nLike other indicators, P/E is best viewed over time, looking for a trend. A company with a steadily increasing P/E is being viewed by the investment community as becoming more and more speculative. And of course a company's P/E ratio changes every day as the stock price fluctuates.\n\nThe price/earnings ratio is commonly used as a tool for determining the value the market has placed on a common stock. A lot can be said about this little number, but in short, companies expected to grow and have higher earnings in the future should have a higher P/E than companies in decline. For example, if Amgen has a lot of products in the pipeline, I wouldn't mind paying a large multiple of its current earnings to buy the stock. It will have a large P/E. I am expecting it to grow quickly.\n\nPE is a much better comparison of the value of a stock than the price. A $10 stock with a PE of 40 is much more "expensive" than a $100 stock with a PE of 6. You are paying more for the $10 stock's future earnings stream. The $10 stock is probably a small company with an exciting product with few competitors. The $100 stock is probably pretty staid - maybe a buggy whip manufacturer.\n\nIt's difficult to say whether a particular P/E is high or low, but there are a number of factors you should consider. First, a common rule of thumb for evaluating a company's share price is that a company's P/E ratio should be comparable to that company's growth rate. If the ratio is much higher, then the stock price is high compared to history; if much lower, then the stock price is low compared to history. Second, it's useful to look at the forward and historical earnings growth rate. For example, if a company has been growing at 10% per year over the past five years but has a P/E ratio of 75, then conventional wisdom would say that the shares are expensive. Third, it's important to consider the P/E ratio for the industry sector. For example, consumer products companies will probably have very different P/E ratios than int
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Nobody knows which direction the market will move in the short term.  Indicators that have any value will immediately move the market, since market prices are based on expectations of the future.
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As you correctly know 'Short selling' means selling something that you do not have/own. this word is a common terminology used in the capital markets. This word is a combination of 2 concepts. In the capital markets especially the stock makets, if u hold a substantial quantity of a stock or if you are having a paticular stock and you still buy more of it, it means going long or it is said that you are holding a long position or you are long in that stock. Similarly, vice versa if you do not have a particular script/stock nd you still sell it, it means you are going short or you have a short position. The entire process of selling a stock not owned/possesed by you at the time of selling is called 'short selling' whereas the selling a stock owned by you at the time of selling is called 'long-selling' or commonly 'selling'. It is more of a kind of speculation however when done intelligently can give you good profits in a short time. However the catch is that when you short sell the quantity sold must be covered within a definite time frame like the same day, or 1 month from the date of selling,etc. short selling is done when the price of a stock has gone up substantially and you expect it to fall down from thereon. this happens because when the price goes up many people like you come out to sell thus creating more supply then the demand causing the price of the stock to go down. now when the stock goes down many people like you who had gone short earlier look to cover their position thus now creating more demand than supply. also in the stock markets there are people who are ready to buy and sell at every price because someone would find value at that price. You can't really argue as to why would someone like to buy or sell at a particular price coz its a relative concept and depends on person to person. some may find a stock value buy even at 1000 whereas according to you it might not be worth more than 900. Ans as buyers and sellers exist at all levels your stock is bought and sold at all levels.
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It means what is the underlying asset used to settle the contract.  So for a stock option that would usually be the cash stock (so GE stock to settle a GE Option).  Occasionally it might be the cash instead.
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Sensex an index of the 30 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.  It comprises 30 companies' stocks and is a representation of large and highly liquid companies.\n\nIt is weighted by market capitalisation and adjusted by free float.
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P/E is the price of a stock compared to the earnings per share.  It is used as a valuation tool to figure out if a company is undervalued or overvalued.  Usually the faster a company is growing their earnings and revenues, the higher the p/e is going to be (for example GOOG).\n\nA good way to use P/E to discover value in selecting stocks is to first start with a sector.  Find a sector that is in favor.  Look up the average P/E for that sector.  Different sectors will have different P/E ratios.  You have to compare apples to apples.  Look up which companies are growing the fastest and that have the most promise in that sector and then compare their P/E ratios to the sectors P/E ratio.  All other things being equal the company that is growing faster than the sector with a P/E less than the sector would be considered undervalued and you might considering buying it.
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XD\n\n1)ex dividend\nA symbol used to signify that a security is trading ex-dividend. \nEx Dividend\nA phrase used by stockbrokers that denotes that a stock is sold without the purchaser receiving the right to own its recently declared dividend which has not yet been paid to the stockholders.\nThe seller of a stock sold ex dividend retains the right to receive payment of the declared dividend. The purchaser of such a stock usually buys it at a price that is reduced by the amount of the dividend to be paid to the seller.\n\nInvestopedia Says: This symbol is often used in financial newspapers\n\n\n2) xD-Picture Card is a format of flash memory data storage device developed by Olympus and Fuji and used mainly in their digital camera products.\n \n3) XD is an emoticon used in the internet to express extreme happiness and/or laughter. This emoticon is seen sideways like the smilie ':)'. 'X' are the eyes squeezing shut and the 'D' is the grinning mouth.\n \n3) Springfield Armory XD is also a line of semi-automatic pistols manufactured by Springfield Armory.\n \n4) Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is the name of a Pokémon video game developed for the Nintendo GameCube.\n \n5) XD_bit is a security-related computer technology for Intel processors which does not permit the execution of so-marked sections of memory in order to avoid the execution of possibly malicious instructions contained in data sections of program memory.
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In simple words it is when stock market start gaining after a huge lose or decline.\nLet me explain in better way.\nSuppose the stock market in loosing points every day for the whole week and in next week it suddenly gained some points on Monday. We can say the market has done some correction on Monday.\nThanks and Good luck
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According to investorwords:\n"The shares of a corporation's stock that have been issued and are in the hands of the public. also called outstanding stock."