2nd part to finance journal

Running head: STOCK JOURNAL 1: FIN 100 0

Stock Journal 1: FIN 100

Name

Course

Date

Stock Journal 1: FIN 100

Facebook Inc

$10,000 dollar

Current stock price=$143.8

$10,000/$143.8 = 69 shares

Facebook is one of the strongest brands in the social media market. Almost every person who joins social media is enticed to have a facebook account. This has allowed the company to gain much income from targeting advertisements based on users’ backgrounds, interests and friends. Additionally, the company has also acquired other messaging giants such as Whatsapp and Instagram which the company is yet to monetize. Statistics show that Whatsapp has over 1.2 billion registered users while Instagram has approximately 600 million users worldwide. Additionally, I am also a frequent user of facebook platform hence it will make me feel that I own a stake in the companies’ growth.

Tesla Inc

Current stock price = 302.51

Investment amount $10,000

$10,000/302.51 = 33 shares

The market for electric cars is picking up and Tesla Inc brands have positioned themselves as a market leader. The company is backed by its past reputation of innovating new car models. Its reputation as a leading manufacturer of luxury car is beyond doubt. The company rivals giant European carmakers such as Mercedes and Audi. The company’s positioning and its pricing strategy makes it a good company for to consider when undertaking long term investment.

ULTA Beauty Inc

Investment amount =$10,000

Stock price =$280.78

$10,000/$280.78 =36 shares

ULTA is a major retailer chain dealing in beauty products and solon. The company has been in the past under looked by investors. However, it has surprised many analysts recently owing to its ever rising stock price. Over the last 5 years, the company’s stock price has risen up by more than 220%. The company expects more growth in stock price in the coming year as it plans to double its market share.

Reference

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ULTA?ltr=1

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA?ltr=1

Reference

http://www.reuters.com/finance/personal-finance