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What Characteristics Do You Look At For Buying Stocks?

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Looking to come up with guidelines for an investment club and need a consensus of what people use to determine stocks.

EPS, PE and Earnings before tax and interest are things I'm looking in to now.




Also, anyone who has a stock in mind with lots of growth potential in the near future please feel free to share. I'm representing a risky side of the paper portfolio.


Thanks
 
I thought your thread title said buying socks. Then I read the thread and was like WTF is this guy talking about...


But ya, I dont own and stocks so I cant help you out.
 
Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
I thought your thread title said buying socks. Then I read the thread and was like WTF is this guy talking about...


But ya, I dont own and stocks so I cant help you out.
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i did the same thing about an hour ago, but felt bad about saying it....thank you for saying it for me haha
 
These are things that I look at usually. In no particular order

-EPS
-Dividents
-ROI
-ROE
- >500 million dollar turnover
-increase of profits and turnover for the last 10 years at least
-general situation/future for the industry

Plus, probably a lot analysing before buying. ust trying to find companies that I think arent as valued as they should be.
 
Originally posted by: Mardeth
These are things that I look at usually. In no particular order

-EPS
-Dividents
-ROI
-ROE
- >500 million dollar turnover
-increase of profits and turnover for the last 10 years at least
-general situation/future for the industry

Plus, probably a lot analysing before buying. ust trying to find companies that I think arent as valued as they should be.
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Sounds good. Which sites to you use to determine ROI/ROE?
 
Unless you're an old man looking for dividend paying stocks, you should be looking at one thing: the future of the business compared to the price of the stock. But if you had to ask, you're better off investing in index funds.
 
Originally posted by: JS80
Unless you're an old man looking for dividend paying stocks, you should be looking at one thing: the future of the business compared to the price of the stock. But if you had to ask, you're better off investing in index funds.
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Yes, because dividend paying stocks don't grow

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CHK
 
I am fully invested in ELN My average price is around $7 & it has great potential to go higher since their drug is coming back to market at the end of June.
 
Originally posted by: DaVortex
I am fully invested in ELN My average price is around $7 & it has great potential to go higher since their drug is coming back to market at the end of June.
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That looks like a very risky investment you have there...
 
Originally posted by: Mardeth
These are things that I look at usually. In no particular order

-EPS
-Dividents
-ROI
-ROE
- >500 million dollar turnover
-increase of profits and turnover for the last 10 years at least
-general situation/future for the industry

Plus, probably a lot analysing before buying. ust trying to find companies that I think arent as valued as they should be.
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Sounds good. Would you mind if I ask how much you've netted (and over how much time) using this strategy?
 
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