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Quotation Also known as Quote. The current price being offered for a particular stock.

Quick Ratio Also known as the Acid-Test Ratio. A liquidity measure calculated by subtracting inventories from current assets, then dividing by current liabilities. The Quick Ratio is an indicator of a company’s financial strength. A ratio of 1 to 1 or higher is usually satisfactory.

Quarterly Sales Sales for the most recent quarter. Found in the Quarterly Data window.

Quantitative Analysis The method of using mathematical models and quantitative values to analyze stocks and financial markets.

Put Option The right to sell stock at a specified (exercise) price within a specified period of time

Put (1) An option contract giving the owner the right to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time. (2) The act of exercising a put option.

Proxy A formal document signed by a shareholder to authorize another shareholder, or commonly the company’s management, to vote the holder’s shares at the annual meeting. The Proxy Statement discloses important information about issues to be discussed at an annual meeting, as well as information...

Prospectus A formal written statement that discloses the terms of a public offering of a Security or a Mutual Fund. The prospectus is required to divulge particular essential information to investors about the proposed offering.

Projected PE Ratio Also known as Leading PE Ratio. This ratio uses 4 consecutive quarters of EPS, at least one quarter of which is forecasted. The market drives stock prices up or down in anticipation of company results. Using forecasted EPS with the current price gives a PE which is more...

Program Trading Computerized trading used primarily by institutional investors, typically for large volume trades, where orders from the trader’s computer are entered directly into the market’s computer system and executed automatically.

Profit-Sharing Plan An employee benefit plan established and maintained by an employer whereby the employees receive a share of the profits of the business. The money may be paid directly to the employee, deferred until retirement, or a combination of both approaches.

Principal Orders Refers to activity by a broker/dealer when buying or selling for his or her own account and risk.

Prime Rate The interest rate that commercial banks charge their prime or most creditworthy customers, generally large corporations.

Primary Market The first opportunity that investors have to buy a newly-issued security occurs in the Primary Market. After the first purchases, subsequent trading is said to occur in the Secondary Market.

Price-To-Sales Ratio Calculated by dividing a stock’s current price by its revenues per share. This equation is another technique for finding a stock’s valuation relative to its own past performance, other companies, or the market itself.

Price-To-Cash-Flow Ratio Price per share divided by Cash Flow Per Share. A measure of the market’s expectations regarding a firm’s future financial health. Provides an indication of relative value, similar to the Price-Earnings Ratio.

Price-To-Book Ratio Also known as Market-to-Book Ratio. Compares a stock’s market value to its book value, calculated by dividing the current price by Common Stockholders’ Equity Per Share (book value). A lower Price-To-Book Ratio might imply a stock is undervalued.

Price Dividend Will Support A company with a large dividend yield will have substantial price support. A large dividend yield is anything larger than ½ the bank interest rate.

Price-Buy Zone Ratio A ratio that indicates whether the current price meets the target buy zone set in your analysis. If the Price-Buy Zone Ratio is above 1, the stock is more costly than your target price.

Price Appreciation Growth from the current price to the forecast high pr