Q: What does the At-A-Glance view tell me?
A: At-A-Glance provides several snapshot views of your quote, including:
- Synopsis — of the last trade price, change in dollars and percentage since last close, opening price, day high and low prices, volume traded, and previous close price. The More link shows additional stock information.
- Chart — of stock price activity for the selected time frame (1 day, 1 week, 3 month, 6 month, or 1 year). Click the More link to select additional charting criteria.
- Related news articles — about the stock and the company. A link to the symbol's message board allows you to post and/or read comments, and chat with others about the stock.
- High level research — on symbol statistics and dividends. Link directly to the other Excite Research pages: Summary, Statistics, Earnings Estimates, Financials, and Insider Trading.
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Q: What is in Research view?
A: The Quotes Research view gives you an in-depth look at a particular stock's:
- Statistics — on revenue history, Earnings Per Share(EPS) history, financial condition and efficiency, stock price history, short interest, profit margins, growth rates, price ratio, and investment returns.
- Earnings Estimates — from analyst/broker recommendations, EPS trends/growth, earnings surprise history, and broker research.
- Financials — annual/quarterly balance sheet, annual/quarterly income statements, and cash flow.
- Insider Trading — trade activity by company senior executives.
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Q: What is the Short Quote view?
A: The standard Short Quote view shows you:
- the stock's ticker symbol
- stock name
- last trade price and time
- price change (in dollars and percentage) since the last close
- volume traded
Click the links in the table header to sort the view. (You cannot sort by last trade.) This view also links to other Resources including: News, Charts, message/chat Boards, Research, and Insider Trades.
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Q: What is the Long Quote view?
A: The Long Quote view provides more stock statistics than the Short Quote, and charting capability to track stock activity graphically. Links take you directly to News, Research, Insider Trade, and message/chat Boards information.
In the Long Quote you'll find:
- all Short Quote data: symbol, name, last trade price and time, price change (dollars and percentage), and volume traded
- average volume
- market capitalization
- bid
- ask
- previous
- close
- dividend date
- ex-div date
- Earnings Per Share (EPS)
- day's range
- 52-week range
- dividend
- percentage(%) dividend yield
- Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio
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Q: What is the Fundamentals view?
A: The Quotes Fundamentals view provides information about a company's performance as a business:
- the stock's ticker symbol
- name
- last trade price and time
- market capitalization
- Earnings Per Share (EPS)
- Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio
- Price/Sales Ratio
- 52-week range
Click the links in the table header to sort the view. (You cannot sort by last trade and 52-week range).
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Q: What information will I find in the News view?
A: The News view lists all recent news articles related to the symbol for which you requested the quote. Just click the article title to view it.
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Q: What does the Charts view show me?
A: The Charts view provides the quote's basic statistics and a graph of stock activity:
- last trade price and time
- price change (in dollars and percentage)
- day high
- day low
- volume traded
- opening price
You can change and/or add criteria to draw the chart for your needs:
- Time frames — specify intraday, 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or 5 years
- Compare the symbol to major indices — compare the symbol to the four indices: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P, and Russell 2000
- Track dividends or splits — chart dividends or splits as needed
- Compare the symbol to other stocks — specify up to four stocks with which you want to compare the symbol
Click the Redraw button to redraw the chart after you have changed the criteria.
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Q: Can I enter and view more than one symbol at a time?
A: You can enter up to 100 symbols. Separate symbols with a space or comma. For example:
- CBS ORCL VIGN SAPE
- CBS,ORCL,VIGN,SAPE
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Q: Where can I find a stock's company information?
A: For any quote, click the Research view and look for the Company Information section.
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