What does a price/earnings ratio measure? What does a price/earnings ratio of 33.4 imply?

What will be an ideal response?


A price/earnings ratio measures the price of a stock share divided by earnings (profits) per share. A P/E ratio of 33.4 implies that investors are paying $33.40 for every $1 of discounted future profits, and implies a rate of return of 1 รท $33.40, or 2.99 percent.

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