Begin by choosing two competing publicly traded
companies from the list below.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo
Walmart and Target
Nike and Adidas
For the pair of companies selected, you will need to use
each company’s stock symbol to locate the liquidity, solvency, and
profitability ratios on the MSN Money website. As part of your research, you
will need to identify each company’s stock symbol for the American market.
Review the competing companies’ ratios provided at the MSN
Money website https://www.msn.com/en-us/moneywww.msn.com .
Navigate to My Watchlist and enter the name of the company in the Quote Search.
Identify and select the correct stock symbol.
Under the “Analysis” heading, use the Growth, Profitability,
Price Ratios, Financial Health, Trading Statistics, and Management
Effectiveness information to complete a 750-1,000 word comparison addressing
the following:
Evaluate each company’s liquidity relative to its
competitor using at least three ratios
Evaluate each company’s solvency relative to its
competitor using at least two ratios
Evaluate each company’s profitability relative to its
competitor using at least three ratios
Note: You will be assessed on your ability to evaluate each
company’s performance based on the information provided at MSN Money. You do
not need to calculate the ratios for individual companies or the industry
averages.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in
the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.