How do i forecast a companies stock price a year from now?  Costco is the company by the way...?
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Forecasts in this case is just guessing. Look at the beta of the stock. That gives you some idea of how Costco performed in relation to the market as a whole in the past.\nNow all you have to do is figure out what leve the stock market will be a year from now. If you think it will be up 10% multiply that number by the beta and then by the current price of Costco stock. Of course, there might be some revelation that will have either a positive or negative impact on the price of Costco stock.
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AMAT is a solid company but there is a huge overhead supply of stock that is just waiting for an opportunity to be dumped on the market at break even.  Tell you what to do.  Take a small position, maybe 100 shares.  If it goes up 2 bucks a share add to the position.  If it goes up another buck add some more.  I agree the solar is a potential but this stock has been a dog for so long I expect it will take a good while to work out the overhead supply.
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I'd suggest speaking to a stockbroker about costs etc, and the returns would depend on the performance of the company.  I think they're about £4 a share just now, and they performed very well last year.  I've thought about it too because Tesco seem to be taking over the world just now...!
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Really depends on your definition of long term and what you think the company is worth now and in the future.  For tax purposes (in the US) long term is usually considered greater than one year.  When financial advisors talk about investing for the long term I think they usually mean 5-10 years or more.\n\nThe real answer, though, is that you need to somehow figure out what you think the company is worth and then decide whether the stock price is high, low, or about right.  Most people use numbers like the price-to-earnings ratio, cash flow, income, and debt ratios to figure out the health of a company.  The nice thing about these number is that they are all readily available at sites like Yahoo! Finance and they're quick and easy to use when comparing one firm to another.  The downside is that they only present a snapshot of the company and you have to use some common sense when deciding which ratios are most important.\n\nFor instance, looking at a retail company like Gap it's important to look at inventory turnover and same store sales figures along with some of the other information above to get a more complete picture of the firm.  But if you're looking at a software company like Microsoft you won't find same store sales (they have no stores) and the inventory numbers may not be as meaningful.\n\nIf you want to get more advanced you look at things like future cash flow predictions and net present value analysis and that sort of fun stuff to determine what you think the firm is worth and compare that to the stock price.
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They should Clorox yahoo answers and get rid of the pervs lol. You should try their company website and look at forecasts and press releases. Also, investing info could be a good indicator.
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I'm not an expert but basically you gamble between prices i.e you'll bet that the price of a company's share will rise between,say, 105 to 112 points in a day. Something along those lines my friend.
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Even though it's difficult you'll need to trace back to the source of where you purchased the stock.  Most brokerage firms can order year end statements showing a summary of your purchases.  You then need to piece the puzzle together.
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For stocks that have JUST started trading:\n\nhttp://www.hoovers.com/business-information/--pageid__10008,PDate__M:2006:01--/global-ipoc-index.xhtml\n\nFor future companies going public:\n\nhttp://www.hoovers.com/business-information/--pageid__10005,Date__2006:1--/global-ipoc-index.xhtml\n\nJust be aware that MOST companies do not perform like Google did.
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I use the Motley Fool, and subscribe to their Hidden Gems service.  Check them out at fool.com.\n\nGood Luck
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Software cannot predict stock prices reliably.  It's been scientifically shown that price trends have no predictive value--in other words, it's basically random.\n\nIf software could predict stock prices, people would use that information to dump money in and out of those stocks, which would change the price and render the prediction useless.
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A value company is just one that is very underpriced according to whatever valuation model you want to use.  Without going into valuation models, you can typically identify value companies by their P/E ratios.  The long term average of all P/E is 16-18 anything significantly less would almost certainly be considered a value stock.  Basically this measure tells you that US investors typically value companies higher that the current price if the P/E is much below the average.  If a reversion to the mean occurs, then you will profit.  In addition, you must also look at the history of earnings.  This measure should only be used for companies with positive earnings showing growth over at least a ten year period (five would be better for shorter term investments).
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Employee stock option plan (ESOP)\n\nWill very by company
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Try this web site\n\nThey have a calulator to adjust prices to different years.
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owning stock would be my guess
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Do your own research and don't rely on other people's "tips"   I started doing my own stock screening and research this past year and I've earned higher returns this year than in years past.  Based on personal experience, most stock tips are useless.
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As a business librarian, I suggest these three, quick, easy ways to get accurate answers to all the information you asked for:\n\n(1) Visit the company's Web site and look for "Investor Relations" or "Financials." They should have SEC filings, such as a 10-K, which will give you current information released by the company to its shareholders.\n\n(2) Visit http://www.hoovers.com/free/ and search this business database for more accurate business information.\n\n(3) Visit http://www.marketwatch.com/news/default.asp?siteid=mktw to get up-to-the-minute stock information.
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If you know the Symbol for the stock they're in, go to yahoo finance, put the synbol in, and go from there. Good luck.