Your first stock: search and read the verdict
Look up a company and understand the header, the verdict box and the tabs.
You will learn
- How to find the right listing of a company
- What price, fair value, gap and quality score mean together
- How the overview box translates numbers into plain language
Transcript
Let's look up a stock together and read the result. I'll use Apple, but take any company you know.
Type the name or the ticker into the search box. The suggestions show the company and its stock exchange. Pick the one you mean, and the analysis opens.
At the top: price, fair value, the gap in percent, and the quality score. The bar underneath shows where the price sits between the green and the red end.
The overview box translates the numbers into plain language: growth, profit margin, cash flow, dividend, debt, and how the company compares with its peers. Green is good, amber means take a closer look, red is a warning.
The tabs take you deeper: Fair Value, Quality, Growth and Peers. We'll go through each of them in the next lessons.
At the bottom of the window sits a small bar. The plus saves the stock to your watchlist. With the two arrows you say whether you expect the price to rise or fall. And the speech bubble opens the comments, where our team leaves a short note on what is going on at the company right now.
One rule from the start: a fair value is a model estimate, not a prediction and not a recommendation. Use it to ask better questions about a company, not to replace them. Now try it with a stock you own.
Common questions
How do I find a stock in the tool?
Type the name or the ticker into the search box. The suggestions show the company and its stock exchange. Pick the one you mean, and the analysis opens.
What does the top of the analysis show?
At the top: price, fair value, the gap in percent, and the quality score. The bar underneath shows where the price sits between the green and the red end. The overview box translates the numbers into plain language: growth, profit margin, cash flow, dividend, debt, and how the company compares with its peers. Green is good, amber means take a closer look, red is a warning.
Is the fair value a buy recommendation?
One rule from the start: a fair value is a model estimate, not a prediction and not a recommendation. Use it to ask better questions about a company, not to replace them. Now try it with a stock you own.