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Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms
fundamental analysis
Definition 1.
A method of security valuation which involves examining the company's financials and operations, especially sales, earnings, growth potential, assets, debt, management, products, and competition. Fundamental analysis takes into consideration only those variables that are directly related to the company itself, rather than the overall state of the market or technical analysis data.
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Definition 2.
A method of evaluating securities by attempting to measure the intrinsic value of a particular stock. Fundamental analysts study everything from the overall economy and industry conditions, to the financial condition and management of companies.
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Definition 3.
An investing approach where an investor tries to choose winning stocks by studying a company''s earnings history, balance sheet, management, product line and other factors that will affect its profitability and growth. This approach sets fundamental analysts apart from technical analysts, who study previous trading patterns to forecast which direction (up or down) a stock or the market itself will head in the future.
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Definition 4.
Security analysis that seeks to detect misvalued securities through an analysis of the firm's business prospects. Research often focuses on earnings, dividend prospects, expectations for future interest rates, and risk evaluation of the firm. Antithesis of technical analysis. In macroeconomic analysis, information such as interest rates, GNP, inflation, unemployment, and inventories is used to predict the direction of the economy, and therefore thestock market. In microeconomic analysis, information such as balance sheet, income statement, products, management, and other market items is used to forecast a company's imminent success or failure, and hence the future price action of the stock.
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