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In reviewing the statistics above, NFLX had the overall best performance out of the three stocks, followed by SPY, and KO as t
outperformed SPY and KO in most categories evaluated, and particularly in its shareholders returns.
While the average 5-year monthly return for NFLX shareholders was a little under 3.5%, it had an exceptional annual return in
70% as the stock went from 324 in the beginning of the year to over 540 in the end of 2020. A higher, positive number is favora
that the value of each stock held is trading for and worth a higher amount of money.
Standard deviation is a measurement used by investors to evaluate how volatile a share is. While a higher value of standard dev
indicate a greater risk, the opportunity for higher returns increases simultaneously. Netflix’s standard deviation was more than d
competitors’; thus, the share might be a riskier one to invest in.
In addition to statistics, investors must also take other considerations while evaluating stocks, such as market conditions and glo
pushing force to drive the Netflix shares up in 2020 was the Coronavirus pandemic, which dramatically impacted the 5-year sto
illustrated highest returns for the lifetime of the stock.
References:
?SPY Historical Prices | SPDR S&P 500 Stock.” Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!, 14 Mar. 2020, finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPY/history?p
?NFLX Historical Prices | Netflix, Inc. Stock.” Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!, 14 Mar. 2020, finance.yahoo.com/quote/NFLX/history?p
?KO Historical Prices | Coca-Cola Company (The) Stock.” Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!, 14 Mar. 2020, finance.yahoo.com/quote/KO
wed by SPY, and KO as the third. NFLX
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