How To Read a Stock Quote

<p>A stock quote is often an investor’s “first stop” to quickly check a prospective stock’s price, trading range, dividend, and P/E ratio.</p> <p>There are many different versions of stock quotes that provide a wide range of information. Since most investors use Google for their stock lookups, I thought I’d use their simple stock quote as an example.</p> <p>Let’s expand on each of the key items above in more detail:</p> <h2><strong>Company Name</strong></h2> <p>This provides the full name of the publicly-traded entity.</p> <h2><strong>Stock Exchange</strong></h2> <p>This shows which exchange the stock is trading on (such as the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange). This usually doesn’t matter much, unless it’s trading on over-the-counter (OTC) markets, which are often highly speculative.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-investors-handbook/how-to-read-a-stock-quote-with-cheat-sheet-fb2ca9ff5ac3"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>