Stock market assignment

                Stock Market Assignment

SOCI298E: Sociology of Business

Name:                                Infrastructure Technology Inc. (ITI)

Starting Price:                $26.69

Last Price:                $27.01

Dividend Yield:                4%

Over this period the price increased.

Reference to Blogs:

• A little bit of this and that                  24/01/15
• Beating the street                            08/02/15
• New technology and going green   14/03/15

Infrastructure Technology Inc. grew in the shape of a parabola throughout the semester.

Early in the semester, ITI lost three contracts dropping revenue by 10%, due to the global economy turndown. Shortly after, Infrastructure Technology Inc. unfortunately fell bellow the street expectations by .64 cents per share. A month later, stock price grew, as Infrastructure Technology Inc. started working with Mountain Utilities to collaborate with Carnegie Wave energy. Fossil Fuels were no longer needed, as there is electricity production and the desalination of seawater. This contract caused a boost in stock price, as it means more revenue. Investors saw a considerable return.

Name:                                Agri-Chemicals Co-Op (ACCO)

Starting Price:                $4.44

Last Price:                $5.98

Dividend Yield:                6%

Over this period the price increased.

Reference to Blogs:

• Stock blog 1st winter 2015     17/01/15
• Weather, budgets and costs    31/01/15
• Beat the street week 2         15/02/15
• Junk bond and risk                  01/03/15

Agri-Chemicals Co-Op increased steadily over the entire semester, with a few ups and downs. Right from the start, a drop in oil prices expected a 15% increase in profit for ACCO, since 60% of their products are petroleum based. Unfortunately, in late January, ACCO product purchases have decreased due to international weather patterns, and farmers asking themselves if agricultural chemicals will increase profit.  On February 15th, ACCO exceeded expectations by supplying .18 cents per share. Price grew rapidly because of exceeded demand and increase in consumer confidence. ACCO stocks were rated A, meaning they are an upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk permitting them to borrow currency at a reduced rate.

Name:                                Consortium Utilities Inc. (CUI)

Starting Price:                $22.35

Last Price:                $23.96

Dividend Yield:                5%

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
• Reducing jobs can make the bottom line   22/02/15
• Technology and jobs                                  08/03/15

Consortium Utilities Inc. rose gradually and consistently throughout the whole semester. Directly after my purchase of shares, CUI were seeing a decrease in competitive advantage due to lower fuel prices, causing the stock price to fall. By February 15th, CUI was making .13 cents a share, which is very good. With more modern systems, they are reducing their work force by 11,000 over 3 years, which will boost savings up by 22%. As demand for electricity increases, CUI is doing great. The overall gain in stock price was 6.72%, which climbed steadily throughout the whole semester due to increase in demand and customer loyalty.

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