Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

DDM values stocks based on sum of all future dividends using a company's cost of capital. Most common DDM, the Gordon Growth Model, calculates stock price by dividing next year’s expected dividend by ...

Paid-in capital shows funds raised from stock sales, key for evaluating company funding. Fluctuations in stock prices don't alter a company’s recorded paid-in capital. Treasury stock reflects ...