The forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is a valuation metric that measures and compares a company's earnings using ...

Fact checked by Stella Osoba The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio ranks among Wall Street's most quoted statistics, revealing ...

Financial metrics such as P/E ratios, PEG ratios and others are tools available in the investor's toolbox. Financial metrics are dynamic and relative and should never be utilized in a vacuum. When is ...

Everyone wants to generate a healthy return on their investments. As the saying goes, you should “buy low and sell high.” But while you may think it’s a good idea to invest in a downward-trending ...

How do you decide whether a stock is a good buy? Even if the underlying company is performing well, or you think it will in the future, the shares may be too expensive. To determine if a stock offers ...

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 ...

The PEG ratio is a valuation metric investors use to assess if a stock is fairly valued, undervalued or overvalued. A lower PEG ratio is better for a company's valuation, but investors should use the ...

Be on guard against artificially low P/E ratios that make both mid- and small-cap stocks appear to be more undervalued than they are. Mark Hulbert is a columnist for MarketWatch. His Hulbert Ratings ...