Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of 13.15 in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry, Casey's General Stores Inc. has a higher P/E ratio of 34.33. Shareholders might be inclined to ...

If you are trading stocks, you need to have a strategy. You need to have a good way to differentiate a “buy” stock from a “sell” stock, so that you aren’t investing in stocks that decrease in value.

Hardly ever has the stock market’s forward P/E ratio been higher than it is today. Based on estimated as-reported earnings per share for the next 12 months, for example, the S&P 500’s SPX current P/E ...

A stock's price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, is an expression of how expensive a stock is relative to the profits generated by the underlying company. Because of factors such as risk and growth ...

The price-to-earnings ratio is found by dividing share price by earnings per share. You should compare the P/E ratios of similar companies. Investors should be careful estimating earnings when using ...

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There’s no single P/E ratio, causing no end of confusion. The reason there’s more than one ratio traces to ambiguity about the denominator. While the numerator is a fact of the matter, the denominator ...

Shiller P/E ratio hits second-highest level ever. The CAPE ratio now stands around 39-40, only behind the dot-com bubble peak ...

It's not always a sign that something is wrong. A high price-to-earnings ratio isn't necessarily a sign of overinflated value. A lot of technology companies have a high P/E ratio and in the long run, ...

A trusted market gauge has surged to its highest levels since the dot-com bubble, signaling stocks are the most expensive in 25 years. The Shiller P/E ratio, also known as the cyclically adjusted ...