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Share prices in a Korean newspaper. A share price is the price of a single share of a number of saleable equity shares of a company. In layman's terms, the stock price is the highest amount someone is willing to pay for the stock, or the lowest amount that it can be bought for.
The price–earnings ratio, also known as P/E ratio, P/E, or PER, is the ratio of a company's share (stock) price to the company's earnings per share. The ratio is used for valuing companies and to find out whether they are overvalued or undervalued.
Chevron was previously a Dow component from July 18, 1930, to November 1, 1999. During Chevron's absence, its split-adjusted price per share went from $44 to $85, while the price of petroleum rose from $24 to $100 per barrel. [12] On September 22, 2008, Kraft Foods Inc. replaced American International Group (AIG) in the index. [13] [14]
Conversely, $2,309.60 per Fair Isaac share may appear expensive in comparison, with its much smaller earnings — about $6 in the most recent quarter — relative to share price.
Berkshire Hathaway is far from the only stock that has risen to a high share price. Learn about the 10 most expensive stocks as measured by the price per share.
Earnings per share (EPS) is the monetary value of earnings per outstanding share of common stock for a company during a defined period of time. It is a key measure of corporate profitability, focusing on the interests of the company's owners (shareholders), [1] and is commonly used to price stocks.
The company came public in 2012 at a price of $38 per share but has soared to $554 since then, which is the highest price tag of any tech stock in the trillion-dollar club.
The 'PEG ratio' (price/earnings to growth ratio) is a valuation metric for determining the relative trade-off between the price of a stock, the earnings generated per share , and the company's expected growth. In general, the P/E ratio is higher for a company with a higher growth rate. Thus, using just the P/E ratio would make high-growth ...