Stock Investments

Stock Portfolio

Stock Portfolio

Finance 350: Investments

Finance 350: Investments

Table of contents……………………………………………………………………………………1

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………

Company’s…………………………………………………………………………………….

Southwest Airlines…………………………………………………………………….2

Honda………………………………………………………………………………….5

Amazon……………………………………………………………………………….8

Chevron……………………………………………………………………………….11

Apple………………………………………………………………………………….14

Gentium………………………………………………………………………………18

T-Mobile………………………………………………………………………………21

Nestle………………………………………………………………………………….24

Hewlett-Packard………………………………………………………………………27

Google………………………………………………………………………………..30

Citations……………………………………………………………………………………...32

Southwest Airlines

Company: Southwest Airlines Co.

Symbol: LUV

Price: 23.84

Trade: NYSE

Company Description:

Southwest is the nation's largest airline carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers. It boards and operates the largest fleet of Boeing aircraft in the world to serve 96 destinations in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and five near-international countries via wholly owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways.

Company History:

Southwest Airlines was incorporated in Texas and commenced Customer Service on June 18, 1971, with three Boeing 737 aircraft serving three Texas cities – Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio – and grew to become a major airline in 1989 when it exceeded the billion-dollar revenue mark. Southwest topped the monthly domestic originating passenger rankings for the first time in May 2003.

Company Management:

Gary Kelly serves as the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Southwest Airlines. Under Gary's leadership, Southwest has grown to become the nation's largest airline in terms of originating domestic passengers carried and is a mainstay on Fortune magazine's list of the most admired companies in the world, ranking seventh in 2013. Gary is a 28-year Southwest veteran who...