The Standard & Poor's 500 Guide (Standard and Poor's 500 Guide)
From the information source trusted by more than one million investors-- vital facts and figures on today's corporate giantsThe Standard & Poor's 500 index is the most watched index in America--if not the world! Microsoft ... McDonald's ... Wal-Mart Stores ... these are the largest of the large-cap stocks, the true anchors of the American economy.Whether you're an individual investor looking to make a smart stock purchase, an executive researching corporate competitors, or a job seeker looking for concise and up-to-the-minute overviews of potential employers, you'll find the critical, often hard-to-find information you need inStandard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2004 Edition. Easy-to-use and packed with market intelligence on all 500 of the companies listed in the S&P; 500 Index, this authoritative reference includes:Well-researched buy, sell, or hold recommendations from S&P;'s analystsSummaries of each company's business activity, sales history, and recent developmentsCompany addresses, telephone numbers, and websitesNames of key corporate directorsEarnings and dividends data, with three-year price chartsImportant income and balance sheet statisticsExclusive Standard & Poor's Quality rankings (from A+ to D)In addition, unique at-a-glance charts detail:Stocks with A+ earnings and dividend (Quality) rankingsCompanies with five consecutive years of earnings increases--a key bellwether of strong long-term performance!Companies with 10 consecutive years of increasing dividendsLow-priced stocks poised to break outStocks that couple low P/Es with high growth ratesPut the comprehensive, updated data and analysis expertise of the world's premier securities information firm at your fingertips, with theStandard & Poor's 500 Guide, 2004 Edition.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.