The Stock Market Game

The current value for Intel Corporation stock is $ 35.90 per share which represents a loss of $ 0.58. In the case of Apple (AAPL), the current market value is $ 139.78 which represents a gain of $21.87. The market price for DDR Corp. (DDR) is currently $14.32 which is a loss of $ 0.77 (NASDAQ,1).

The constant change in stock prices can be attributed to market forces which include demand and supply (Wehn, Hoppe &Gregoriou,220). The fall in prices for Intel and DDR Corp. can be attributed to less people willing to invest due to a feeling by that the company is no offer better returns for their investment. There is also the possibility that the potential investors were not attracted to include the two stocks into their portfolio due to lack of anticipated growth. The earnings of the two firms did not offer low price per sales ratio making them unattractive to investors. The performance for Apple (AAPL) indicates a considerable gain which is most likely driven by higher earnings per share which attracted investors increasing the demand and hence the price.

The drop in Intel stock prices can be attributed to a disappointing guidance which showed the firm poor outlook in the year, with management warning that there would be drop in earning margin (Marcial,1).  The DDR Corp stock price has dropped mostly due to poor performance in the real estate sector which experienced a reduced demand. The gain in Apple’s stock price can be attributed to increased demand for its products especially iPhones 7 plus (Balakrisnan,1). An important aspect learnt in the exercise is that stock prices market is very volatile and a single event can trigger significant changes.

References

Balakrisnan, Anita.Apple shares close at all-time high.2017. Retrieved from: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/13/apple-aapl-stock-all-time-high-price.html

NASDAQ. Retrieved from: http://www.nasdaq.com/