sentiment

(noun)

A general thought, feeling, or sense.

Related Terms

  • forecast

Examples of sentiment in the following topics:

  • Role of Financial Markets in Providing Feedback to Management

    • This may be the result of data-based fundamental analysis or more sentiment-based analysis, meaning that the feedback from the stock market can vary in its usefulness for mangers making short-term and long-term decisions.
  • Evaluating Financial Statements

    • While analysis of a company's prospects can include a number of factors, including understanding the economic situation or the industry or sentiment about the company or its products, ratio analysis of a company relies on the specific company financials.
  • Trend Analysis

    • Fundamental analysis, on the other hand, relies not on sentiment measures (like technical analysis) but on financial statement analysis, often in the form of ratio analysis.
  • Market Reporting

    • A 'national' index represents the performance of the stock market of a given nation—and by proxy, reflects investor sentiment on the state of its economy.
  • Limitations of Financial Statement Analysis

    • In another view on stock markets, technical analysts argue that sentiment is as much if not more of a driver of stock prices than is the fundamental data on a company like its financials.
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