YIS’ annual flagship event is the Global Stock Pitch Competition. This competition is the culmination of investment skills gained during the year and provides High School students hands-on mentoring in financial analysis. Students (either individually or in teams of two) create a “best stock idea” and analyze a publicly-traded company–sometimes meeting with company management. Each student/team writes a report on their chosen company with a “Buy” or “Sell” recommendation and then presents and defends their analysis in a written report and brief to a panel of University Professors and Industry Professionals.

How it Works (Updated for 2022-2023) 

All State/Territory events will be judged via YouTube video submission of the student’s presentation. State/Territory events will be listed on the MYYIS Calendar. If a States/Territory is not listed students can register for the U.S. OPEN Stock Pitch Competition. Students that do not register for the correct event will be placed in the event for their state. YIS reserves the right to place students in the events that it deems appropriate.

State/Territory winners will be invited to participate in person at the Global Stock Pitch Competition (Salt Lake City, Utah) hosted by the University of Utah Eccles School of Business where students will be awarded 1st-3rd place prizes.

How to Sign Up (Stock Pitch Registration opens February 20, 2023)

1. Log into the MYYIS Portal (sign-up for the portal if you haven’t yet).
2. Click on the calendar at the top of the page.
3. Search for the competition in your state/territory and click on participate.
4. Each team member must register individually. Cost is $25.00 per person for U.S events.
5. Be sure to open the event to see any special instructions.
6. The sign-up window closes for all competitions on April 3, 2023.

Important Dates

Deadline to register for State Stock Pitch Competitions: April 3, 2023

Deadline to submit Stock Pitch Report, Slide Presentation & YouTube Video Link: April 3, 2023 to stockpitch2023@yis.org 

Winners of the state/territory events will be invited to the Global Stock Pitch Competition on May 11th & 12th in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Students will need to be present to participate in the Global Stock Pitch Competition. No Zoom video or YouTube video submissions will be accepted.

Students/Parents will need to make travel, hotel, and transportation arrangements for the team(s).

Global Stock Pitch Competition:

May 11th & 12th, 2023 (Salt Lake City, Utah) 

Hosted By: The University of Utah Eccles School of Business 

How to Get Help

This section of the website is full of helpful things designed to give you an edge.  There are videos, templates, report submission guidelines, and more to help create a winning report and presentation.  Be sure to explore the website and our YouTube channel for previous winning stock pitches and help with your stock pitch report.

Stock Pitch Prep Night

YIS will host Stock Pitch Prep Nights on Zoom video where Regional Advisory Board Members and previous stock pitch judges will give advice on stock pitches, presentation tips, and answer any questions related to the event and scoring. (Meeting date will be announced)

Previous Winner’s Presentations: 

2017 Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFLj8fK8zLI&t=4s
2018 Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj1fpv5i0YI
2019 Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEx9NZVK35I
2020 Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D175EYIIXsk&ab_channel=YISORG
2021 Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WW5cu2XDdQ&ab_channel=YISORG

Useful Stock Pitch Videos

Choosing a Stock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI2r0Zcc7dY

Applying the P/E Ratio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XzurqbgDUQ

Predicting the Future Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gefnA7UTfSo