There is no shortage of analysis for anyone interested in investing. A search for the term “stock market analysis” turned up 585 million results on Google and well over 55 million Yahoo.¹ The majority of stock market analysis can be lumped into three broad groups: fundamental, technical, and sentimental. Here’s a close look at each. Fundamental Analysis The goal of fundamental analysis is to determine whether a company’s future value is accurately reflected in its current stock price. Fundamental analysis attempts to estimate the value of a particular stock based on a variety of factors, such as the current finances of the company and the prevailing economic environment. Fundamental analysis also may include speaking with a company’s management team and assessing how the company’s products are received in the marketplace. When a fundamental review is complete, the analyst may decide the stock is an attractive opportunity because the market has underestimated its future prosp...