READ A STOCK TABLE IN
5 SECONDS
A stock table helps us monitor our stocks’ performance. It also gives us
some clues about the current state of affairs for different companies.
Once we know what each column in the stock table displays, we will
be able to read the stock table in just 5 seconds. Let’s learn what each
column reads.
52 w high
52 w low
Stock
Symbol
s45.39
19.35
ResMed
RMD
11.63
3.55
Revlon A
REV
77.25
55.13
RioTinto
RTP
31.31
16.63
Ritchebr
RBA
8.44
1.75
RiteAld
RAD
s38.63
18.81
Robthalf
RHI
51.25
27.69
Rockwell
ROK
Div
2.30
Yield
P/E
Vol 00s
High
Low
Close
Net chg
52.5
3831
42.00
39.51
41.50
-1.90
162
6.09
5.90
6.09
+0.12
168
72.75
71.84
72.74
+0.03
15
24.49
24.29
24.49
-0.01
31028
4.50
4.20
4.31
+0.21
26.5
6517
27.15
26.50
26.50
+0.14
14.5
6412
47.99
47.00
47.54
+0.24
3.2%
20.9
1.02
2.1%
* Data for representational purpose only.
• 52-week high: This column gives the highest price at which a stock has
traded over the previous 52 weeks (one year).
• 52-week low: This column gives the lowest price at which a stock has
traded over the previous 52 weeks (one year).
• Name & Symbol: This column tells the company name (usually abbreviated)
and the stock symbol assigned to it. Stocks are listed in alphabetical order
by symbol.
• Dividend: A value in this column indicates that payments have been made
to stockholders. The amount you see is the annual dividend. If this space is
blank, it means that the company does not currently pay out dividends.
• Yield: This column refers to the percentage return on the dividend. Yield is
calculated by dividing the annual dividend by the current stock price.
• Price/Earnings Ratio: This column indicates the ratio between the price of
the stock and the company’s earnings. This ratio is also called the earnings
multiple or just multiple. It is used to determine whether a stock is a good
value.
• Volume: This shows the total number of shares traded that day, listed in
hundreds. If only 100 shares were traded in a day, the trading volume would
be 100.
• Day High & Low: This column indicates how a stock has ended on that
day. Some charts also report the high and low value for that day in addition
to the stock’s ending price.
• Net Change: This gives the dollar value change in the stock price from the
previous day's closing price. When a stock is "up for the day," it means the
net change is positive.
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