For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. Not only can it impact your investment portfolio, but it can also help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.
The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks.
What if you'd invested in Eaton (NYSE: ETN) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to ETN for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?
Eaton's Business In-Depth
With that in mind, let's take a look at Eaton's main business drivers.
Dublin, Ireland-based Eaton Corporation plc is a diversified power management company and a global technology leader in electrical components and systems. It sells products in more than 175 countries and has in excess of 85,000 employees. The company was founded in 1911.
Eaton's current reportable segments are Electrical Americas, Electrical Global, Aerospace, Vehicle and eMobility.
The Electrical Americas segment includes sales contracts that are primarily for electrical and ...
