Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock

by Gray, Gary; Cusatis, Patrick; Woolridge, J.

• ISBN13: 9780071416665
• ISBN10: 0071416668
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill

Summary

Traders and investors spend fortunes in time and money trying to gauge the real value of individual stocks. TheStreetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stockintroduces proven techniques for analyzing a stock's value, spotting undervalued and overvalued stocks, and understanding the impact of interest rate changes and earnings reports on stock prices. New topics include: Finance theory in the stock valuation process Short-term stock price versus long-term value Use of valuation models to uncover misstatements and outright fraud

Author Biography

Gary Gray, Ph.D., is a professor of finance at Penn State University. A consultant to Wall Street investment banks, Dr. Gray was previously a managing director at Lehman Brothers. He contributes articles to a number of academic journals, including Harvard Business Review.

Patrick Cusatis, Ph.D., is a professor of finance at Penn State University at Harrisburg. Previously, he was a director with First Union Bank and vice president with Lehman Brothers. His articles have appeared in a number of academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics.

J. Randall Woolridge, Ph.D., is a chaired professor of finance at Penn State University. A former recipient of Penn State's Excellence in Teaching Award, Dr. Woolridge contributes articles to academic journals and has been highlighted in The Wall Street Journal and on CNN.