Stock market assignment

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Name: North American Rail-Way (NARW)

Starting Price: $23.37

Last Price: $24.99

Dividend Yield: 11%

Over this period the price increased.

Reference to Blogs:

- Junk bonds and risks 01/03/15

- Stock blog 1st Winter 2015 17/01/15

- Beat the street week 2 15/02/15

North American Rail-Way also rose gradually and consistently throughout the whole semester. The NARW is rated to be an Aaa, which is judged to be the highest quality stock, with very minimal credit risk. This is a highly stable income stock that is trading on its solid dividend. Due to the drop of fuel on January 17th, the North American Rail-Way decreased their costs of production and increased their profits. Due to the strong economy, NARW beat the street expectations and gained substantial revenue increasing to .32 cents a share. A significant dividend yield percentage partnered with exceeded expectations contributed to durable consumer confidence and continued growth.

Name: Continental Health Care (CHC)

Starting Price: $12.42

Last Price: $13.74

Dividend Yield: 8%

Over this period the price increased.

Reference to Blogs:

- A little of this and a little of that 24/01/15

- Technology and jobs 08/03/15

Continental Health Care struggled at first, but still ended the semester with a substantial increase in stock value. Shortly after my purchase of shares, three different families who had their parents attacked by other seniors were suing CHC. This could cost the company 15 million dollars and a bad reputation when the media gets involved. The stock value fell by .22 cents. After reports about a partnership between CHC, Supreme Chips Inc. and Diagnostic Decisions to improve work efficiency, stock prices steadily rose.

Name: Mountain Utilities Services (MUS)

Starting Price: $15.27

Last Price: $16.37

Dividend Yield: 4%

Over this period the price increased.

Reference to Blogs:

- Stock blog 1st winter 2015 17/01/15

- Beat the street week 2 15/02/15

- New technology and going green 14/03/15

Just like CUI, MUS were seeing a decrease in competitive advantage shortly after my purchase due to lower fuel prices, causing the stock price to fall. MUS still managed to beat the street expectations at .12 cents a share, which is what we expected in terms of revenue and dividend. As stated earlier, ITI and Mountain Utilities partnered up to collaborate with Carnegie Wave energy. This contract strived to find and use new energy instead of fossil fuels, therefore diminishing their costs, increasing their revenue, and boosting the stock price to 6.72% by the end of the semester. Investors saw a considerable return.