The price earnings ratio for the market approximates 12 times earnings on our conservative estimates.
Is a slow growth at best U.S. economy worth a 15 times price earnings ratio for this stock market?
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The price earnings ratio for the Russell 2000 small-cap benchmark today stands at approximately 12.6x versus its long-term average of 15.4x.
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The impact of a slow or no growth economy has to be a decline in the price earnings ratio of U.S. stocks.
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Finally, Dominion shares are cheaper than those of other utilities now, with a price earnings ratio much lower than its shares normally trade.
The price earnings ratio represents what investors are willing to pay for the stock compared with what they can expect to receive in dividends.
Its forward price earnings ratio to 2011 earnings estimates is 12.6.
Take for example how attractive small-caps have become: the price earnings ratio for the Russell 2000 small-cap benchmark was recently 12.6x versus its long-term average of 15.4x.
If you believe forward estimates are too aggressive, the trailing price earnings ratio (based on what these companies have already earned) is 14.6x, compared to a 15-year average of 26.7x.
Finally, I set the valuation limits at a maximum price-to-book ratio of 4.0 and a maximum price-earnings ratio of 25.0.
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Polycom was trading at 31 times estimated 2011 earnings, its highest price-earnings ratio ever.
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This counts for a lot, particularly when the earnings part of the price-earnings ratio starts to levitate.
Their prices average about seven times this year's expected earnings, compared with a price-earnings ratio of about 11 for emerging markets as a whole.
Oil-Dri Corp. ( ODC) showed up in the results of my value screening strategy. (The strategy is highlighted in the July AAII Journal First Cut column.) ODC trades at a price-earnings ratio of 17.0 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.7.
The stock is now trading at a robust price to earnings ratio of 70.
Macronix's price-earnings ratio for forecasted 2002 is only 19, compared with 50 for Intel.
Many use a dividend discount model, but I prefer the straight price-earnings ratio yardstick.
Similarly, with WaMu, Buckingham notes the 4% dividend yield and price to earnings ratio of 9.3.
Off 60% from its 52-week highs, Suntech trades at a price-earnings ratio of 26.
The average stock price-earnings ratio is about 14, or 20% cheaper than in 2007.
The recovery in profits has driven down the historic price-earnings ratio on most markets.
And any debutant with a price-earnings ratio 25% above its peers must reconsider its valuation.
If successful, the price-earnings ratio for Apple then levitates because this is recurrent franchise earnings power.
The price-earnings ratio is primarily driven by stock prices, although earnings also respond to changing business conditions.
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The recent results did not dent its share price, which reflects a price-earnings ratio of about 21.
In order to value a stock, the first statistic many investors look at is the price to earnings ratio.
You look at the numbers now, and Apple is trading at a price to earnings ratio of about 10.
Google sells at a lower price-earnings ratio than Union Pacific or Caterpillar Tractor.
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