David Lavie is a writer and editor with two decades' experience in marketing communications, equity research and publishing. He is a founding partner in Quartet Communications, where, as Head of ...

To calculate a price-weighted average, sum the stock prices and divide by the number of stocks. This average reflects changes in higher-priced stocks more than lower-priced ones. Use price-weighted ...

This calculation gives a more accurate picture of a company's earnings. Weighted averages consider the duration each share count is valid to accurately reflect earnings per share. A weighted average ...