Comparison of companies end of years statements Finance Essay (Essay Sample)

Stock comparison between Dunkin’s and Starbucks
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Starbucks and Dunkin are two most popular coffee brands in the United States. They have set up thousands of outlets in malls and business centres in every state. Additionally, they are also competing to expand internationally. Dunkin is traded in NASDAQ as DNKN while Starbucks shares are traded as SBUX.
Currently, Dunkin shares closed at 70.99 USD while Starbucks dollars closed at 65.70 USD
Who is a better brand to invest? Let’s take a look at their financial statements of their 2017 financial year.
December of 2017(fourth quarter), Dunkin shares closed at high of $65.75 and low of $52.66 and they paid dividends of $0.3225 per share (pg 25) while the same year Starbucks shares traded at a high of $59.66 and a low of $ 52.58 and they managed to pay a dividend of $ 0.30 per share (pg 18).