I am investing in stocks and i am trying to make a somewhat orginized paper with many details about the stock. I was wondering what i would have to do to find out how much a stock has grown (percentage wise) over a 52-week period. I will use GOOG as an example, 52 weeks ago it was at 400.25 and now it is at 567.5, how would I find out how much the stock has grown(percentage wise)? ex. it has grown 15% over the past year. that sort of form
2007-09-27 16:37:57 · 6 answers · asked by deb1033 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Do it in excel. In this case take the difference between the 52 week # and current #, divided by the 52 week # and there is your percentage. Set the fields to auto calculate each of your equations and your set.
567.50-400.25=167.25/400.25=.418 or 41.8%
2007-09-27 16:50:34 · answer #1 · answered by Property Doc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use the Finance section of Yahoo to find all pertinent information on a particular stock. It will give you the daily prices over the last few decades. You can take the two price points and calculate the percentage yourself.
ex: if it was 400.25 52 weeks ago and now is 567.50 it has grown 41.8%
567.50 - 400.25 = 167.25 / 400.25 = 41.8%
2007-09-27 16:50:09 · answer #2 · answered by Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your example of GOOG, you simply take 567.5, subtract the starting price of 400.25, and then divide your answer by 400.25. But most stocks are not this simple. Many pay dividends and these numbers must be added to your calculations. And finally, to get total net return, you will need to subtract any tax liability should you want to sell the stock and take the profits.
2007-09-27 16:48:12 · answer #3 · answered by Lone Papa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To calculate a percentage move you find the difference between the two numbers, then divide that by the first number. In this example it would be (567.5-400.25)/400.25=.417863. To get your answer as a percent multiply by 100. .417863*100= 41.7683% increase
2007-09-27 16:50:52 · answer #4 · answered by Mike D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can look at the year charts and see yourself or for quick info
Yahoo finance has great free portfolios .
Just enter the stock and the date you would have purchased it and at least 1 share .
Then you can check it whenever to see its performance .
You can create different portfolios for like tech stocks or fuel stocks and enter all kinds of data .
I actually buy on Schwab but do all my homework on Yahoo finance .
http://finance.yahoo.com/
FYI - Growth from 400 to 567 would be 167 / 400 =
So run the number on your calculator . . .
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2007-09-27 16:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-27 16:41:02 · answer #6 · answered by Alvin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋