Standard & Poor's Guide to STAR-performing Stocks - Softcover

Standard & Poor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071380728 ISBN 13: 9780071380720

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2001

Synopsis

Standard and Poor's is the leading brand in financial information and analysis around the world. Brokers, investment bankers, and other Wall Street professionals have relied upon S&P's unparalleled financial analysis for over 140 years. Their stock reports and rating are among the most-respected in the industry. Constantly quoted in the business, financial, and popular media, S&P is a name you can trust. According to the New York Post, if a good night's sleep comes from feeling confident that your stock rating is accurate and not subject to a conflict of interest, "the folks at Standard & Poor's may be among the most well-rested analysts on Wall Street." The Standard & Poor's Guide to STAR Performing Stocks lists and reviews the stocks given top ratings by these very analysts. The book features only the cream of the crop: stocks given the prestigious 5-STAR "Buy" and 4-STAR "Accumulate" rankings through S&P's proprietary STock Appreciation Ranking System. Since the inception of STARS, stocks deemed Strong Buy and Accumulate by S&P equity analysts since the inception of STARS significantly out-performed--on average--the S&P 500, while those stocks deemed Avoid and Sell significantly under-performed--on average--the S&P 500 index. The book features S&P's exclusive stock reports for nearly 400 top stocks, including - Ratings and recommendations - Summery of business activity - Recent developments and sales history - Earnings, dividends and 3-year price charts - Key income and balance sheet statistics...and more! The book also includes an introduction to the history and success of S&P's rankings, and a guide to reading and interpreting the stock reports for maximum success. We have done well with the Standard and Poor's 500, MidCap 400 and SmallCap 600 Guides. With this book, we extend a solid-gold brand, creating an authoritative, comprehensive guide any investor can use to identify the top-rated stocks.

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Trusted by more than one million investors

Year after year, Standard & Poor's remains one of the world's most sought-after sources of indepENDent stock research throughout the world, and Standard & Poor's stock analysts are among the most respected. Standard & Poor's Guide to STAR Performing Stocks reviews the stocks given Standard & Poor's prestigious 5-STAR "Buy" and 4-STAR "Accumulate" rankings through its Stock Appreciation Ranking System. With each stock report, indepENDent investors receive Standard & Poor's recommENDations, a summary of business activity, three-year price charts, key income and balance sheet numbers, and much more.

And STARS is a well-known system, proven over time. On average, stocks deemed Strong Buy or Accumulate by STARS have outperformed­­while those deemed Avoid or Sell underperformed­­the S&P 500 index. Investors will turn to this fingertip guide for:

-A section showing investors how to read­­and profit from­­the S&P stock reports and recommENDations.
-Easy-to-follow overview and valuation sections that review current fundamental issues and the analyst's reasoning for the stock valuation and ranking

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071380728
• ISBN 13: 9780071380720
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500