ECONOMICS

Economics

Economics

Part I

Demand and Supply

The demand and supply curve of a company's stock can be judged on the basis of the past performance of the company. The prices of the company's stock whether the demand for the stocks increased or decreased or whether the supply of the company's stock increased (finance.yahoo.com). This helps the company's management in taking appropriate steps and also helps in forecasting the future of the company's stock. The company's own performance will play a great role in determining the shift in the supply or demand curve.

Price and Volume

Opening Price

N/A

Current Price

50.41

Market Capitalization

3.14B

50-day Average Volume

622,700

Volume % Change

-39.63

Up/Down Volume Ratio

0.6

Price % Change (4 Weeks)

-10.65

Price % Change (YTD)

13.1

Beta

1.03

Industry Group Rank

120

The company's past technical performance suggests that the company's supply will increase because the price change in the past four weeks has been in negative. This is the major reason that has caused a shift in the supply curve. The prices of the company will decrease, according to past trends, which will cause the demand to reduce as well; however, the major impact will be on the supply curve (www.marketwatch.com). A shift will occur on the supply curve which will show that the company's performance has not been up to the mark.

Though the change in the sales and the growth percentage has been substantial, it has been predicted that the prices of the stock will decrease because the past performance suggests so. The negative change in the price of the stocks for the past four weeks shows a trend that the company's stock is following and also shows that the supply of the company's stock will decrease. The change in price is the main driving factor for a shift in the supply curve. The supple will increase, price will increase and as a result the demand for the stocks will decline (www.nasdaq.com).

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