Business Finance Homework Help

(18 points) Although the analyst ratings are available on the Yahoo Finance website, your mentor wants you to examine an alternative resource. Your mentor asks you to review the “MarketWatch Investing Overview Stock” information for your chosen company and compare the results to “MarketWatch Investing Overview Stock” information” to Marriott and Darden. Please discuss Darden, Marriott, and your chosen company.

(6 points) Darden Restaurants Inc. – Stock Symbol DRI traded on the NYSE

MarketWatch Investing Overview Stock information http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/dri

(2 points) What date did you visit this web page? (1 point plus 1 point for the two links- please make sure to include the required Investing Overview link and the Analyst Estimates link)

(2 points) Based on the information on the Analysts Estimates page – http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/DRI/ana…

What was the Current rating shown on the Analyst Estimates page (Buy, Overweight, Hold, Underweight, or Sell)? http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0512/un…

Please visit the following web sites to learn more about the Analyst definition of the future performance of a particular security as Underweight http://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/underweight.as…

Please visit the following web sites to learn more about the Analyst definition of the future performance of a particular security as Overweight http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/overweight.asp

You may also want to watch the following short 90 second video http://www.investopedia.com/video/play/overweight/

As a reminder, you are using the definition of overweight or underweight as it pertains to individual stocks.

Based on your research thus far, do you agree or disagree with the Analysts Estimates rating by the MarketWatch approach?

(2 points Why or Why not? – In 50 to 80 words, please provide two reasons for why you agree or disagree with the Investing Overview and the Analyst Estimates stock rating for Darden Restaurants Inc. provided by MarketWatch – in three to five sentences.

(6 points) Marriott International Inc. – Stock Symbol MAR traded on the Nasdaq

MarketWatch Investing Overview Stock information http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/mar

(2 points) What date did you visit this web page? (1 point plus 1 point for the two links- please make sure to include the required Investing Overview link and the Analyst Estimates link)

(2 points) Based on the information on the Analysts Estimates page – http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/MAR/ana…

What was the Current rating shown on the Analyst Estimates page (Buy, Overweight, Hold, Underweight, or Sell)?

Please visit the following web sites to learn more about the Analyst definition of the future performance of a particular security as Underweight http://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/underweight.as…

Please visit the following web sites to learn more about the Analyst definition of the future performance of a particular security as Overweight http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/overweight.asp

You may also want to watch the following short 90 second video http://www.investopedia.com/video/play/overweight/

As a reminder, you are using the definition of overweight or underweight as it pertains to individual stocks.

Based on your research thus far, do you agree or disagree with the Analysts Estimates rating by the MarketWatch approach?

(2 points) Why or Why not? – In 50 to 80 words, please provide two reasons for why you agree or disagree with the Investing Overview and the Analyst Estimates stock rating for Marriott International Inc. provided by MarketWatch – in three to five sentences.

(6 points) Your Company. – Stock Symbol ____ traded on the ____

MarketWatch Investing Overview Stock information http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock – link for Your Company

(2 points) What date did you visit this web page? What date did you visit this web page? (1 point plus 1 point for the two links- required Investing Overview link and the Analyst Estimates link)

(2 points) Based on the information on the Analysts Estimates page – http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock – Analyst Estimates for Your Company

What was the Current rating shown on the Analyst Estimates page (Buy, Overweight, Hold, Underweight, or Sell)?

Please visit the following web sites to learn more about the Analyst definition of the future performance of a particular security as Underweight http://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/underweight.as…

Please visit the following web sites to learn more about the Analyst definition of the future performance of a particular security as Overweight http://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/overweight.asp

You may also want to watch the following short 90 second video http://www.investopedia.com/video/play/overweight/

As a reminder, you are using the definition of overweight or underweight as it pertains to individual stocks.

Based on your research thus far, do you agree or disagree with the Analysts Estimates rating by the MarketWatch approach?


(2 points) Why or Why not? – In 50 to 80 words, please provide two reasons for why you agree or disagree with the Investing Overview and the Analyst Estimates stock rating for Your Company provided by MarketWatch – in three to five