I NDUSTRY R ESEARCH W ORKSHEET Essays - Free Essays

S ECTOR /I NDUSTRY R ESEARCH W ORKSHEET Essays - Free Essays S ECTOR /I NDUSTRY R ESEARCH W ORKSHEET Name: James Musasizi Period: 5 Team Name: Wolf Squad By grouping stocks into sectors and industries, it is easier for investors to evaluate stocks within the same industry and assess the economic strength or weakness of that industry. Go to a stock research website, such as Google Finance or Yahoo! Finance, and find one stock in an industry under each sector listed below. Provide the stock name, ticker symbol, current stock price, and products/services of that company. Sector Industry Name Company Name Ticker Price Product/Services Basic Materials Iron, Steel, mills and Foundries AK Steel Holding Corporation AKS 2.29 Produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its wholly-owned subsidiary Capital Goods Farm and Construction Machinery Caterpillar INC. CAT 63.65 manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide Conglomerates Conglomerates Mitsubishi Corporation MBC 1,909,42 Conducts infrastructure projects, related trading operations, and other activities in power generation, water transportation, and other infrastructure fields. Consumer, Cyclical Television Broadcasting Nexstar Broadcasting INC. NXST 44.82 The Company owned, operated, programmed or provided sales and other services to 87 television stations and 26 digital multicast channels in 49 markets Consumer, Non-cyclical Commercial Fishing Omega Protein Corporation OME 16.54 The Company operates through two segments: animal nutrition and human nutrition. The animal nutrition segment consists primarily of two subsidiaries: Omega Protein, Inc. (Omega Protein) and Omega Shipyard, Inc. Energy Oil and Gas Drilling Atwood Oceanies, Inc ATW 14.35 A global offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. Financial Real Estate Services SouFun Holdings Ltd SFUN 5.82 Supports online communities and networks of users seeking information on, and services for, the real estate and home-related sectors in China. Healthcare Specialty and Advanced Pharmaceuticals Rockwell Medical Inc RMTI 7.86 A biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease with products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis. Industrial Goods Cement Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored CX 89.1 A building materials company, produces, markets, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and other construction materials in Mexico, the United States, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Services Grocery Stores Tesco PLC TSCO 174.95 It is engaged in the retail banking and insurance services through Tesco Bank in the United Kingdom Bank. Technology Computer Hardware Apple INC. AAPL 110.17 Designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and a variety of related software. Telecommunications Wireless Telecommunication Services ATT INC. T 32.96 The Company provides telecommunications services. Its services and products include wireless communications, data/broadband and Internet services, video services, local exchange services, long-distance services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking and wholesale services. Transportation Courier Services Air T , INC AIRT 17.67 The ground equipment sales segment consists of its Global Ground Support, LLC (GGS) subsidiary, manufactures and provides mobile deicers to passenger and cargo airlines, airports, the military and industrial customers. Utilities Natural Gas Utilities Energy Transfer Partners