The line chart compares the stock prices of four major technology companies—Facebook, Google, Apple, and Yahoo—from 2011 to 2016.
Overall, Facebook’s stock value increased consistently over the period, while Yahoo’s saw a steady decline. Apple’s stock price experienced significant volatility, with dramatic peaks and troughs, while Google’s remained relatively flat.
In 2011, Facebook’s stock price started at around 5,000 and showed a continuous upward trend, reaching approximately 15,000 in 2014 and just above 20,000 by 2016. In contrast, Yahoo’s stock price started slightly higher than Facebook’s in 2011 at around 6,000 but steadily declined to just under 3,000 by the end of the period.
Apple’s stock price exhibited the most volatility. It began at around 5,000 in 2011, skyrocketing to its highest point of nearly 35,000 in 2012, only to fall back sharply by 2013 to under 10,000. After a modest recovery in 2014 to approximately 12,000, the stock declined again, ending around 7,000 by 2016.
Google’s stock price, on the other hand, was the most stable. It fluctuated minimally, starting and ending the period close to 1,000, with no significant changes over the five years.