price-earnings ratio
noun
price-earn·ings ratio
ˈprīs-ˈər-niŋz- 
: a measure of the value of a common stock determined as the ratio of its market price to its annual earnings per share and usually expressed as a simple numeral
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Apple Hospitality trades with a price-earnings ratio of 13.41, far below the p/e of the S&P 500 now at 34.22.
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John Navin, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The forward price-earnings ratio is 6 and the REIT trades at 41% of its book value.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The accompanying comments include discussion of retaliatory tariffs, inelastic markets and, well, price-earnings ratios.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The Dow Industrials over the past five trading days Meta Platforms Stephanie Link also noted Meta Platforms now has a forward price-earnings ratio of 20.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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John Navin, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The forward price-earnings ratio is 6 and the REIT trades at 41% of its book value.
—John Navin, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The accompanying comments include discussion of retaliatory tariffs, inelastic markets and, well, price-earnings ratios.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The Dow Industrials over the past five trading days Meta Platforms Stephanie Link also noted Meta Platforms now has a forward price-earnings ratio of 20.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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