How to read the weekend stock tables

1 — Name of stock.

2 — Exchange: N = NYSE, Q = Nasdaq, A = NYSE American.

3 — Ticker Symbol company trades under. 4 — 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.

5 — 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.

6 — 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 profits.

7 — Range of closing prices in last year.

8 — Trading on Friday, with sales in thousands (10 = 10,000 shares), and closing price.

9 — Weekly sales volume, High, low, and change from previous week’s close.

10 — Percent change for the year to date.