How to read the stock tables

1— Name of stock.

2 — Ticker Symbol company trades under.

3 — Dividend: A distribution of the company’s earnings to shareholders, usually consisting of stock dividends, interest on bonds, or short-term capital gains on the sale of securities usually paid quarterly in the form of cash or stock.

4 — Div. Yield: The dividend divided by the stock price. It helps gauge how well the stock is paying, compared to other investments such as CDS, bonds or savings accounts.

5 — Price to earnings ratio: The price of a stock divided by its earnings per share.

PES are used to gauge the relative worth of a company’ stock. When compared to other companies in the same industry, the companies with the lowest PES are generally earning higher pro ts.

6 — Range of closing prices in last year.

7 — Sales in thousands (10 = 10,000 shares), and closing price.

8 — Last trading price of the day.

9 — Percent change for the year to date.

▲▼ Arrows, indicate new highs or lows. Underline: indicates top 100 stocks by volume rank.

Bold stocks designate which stocks have gone up or down 5% or more. .