A better way to tell if a stock has a good P/E Ratio is to compare it against industry averages and growth expectations. Average P/E Ratios generally range from 20 to 25. While the lower a P/E Ratio is, the better, any P/E Ratio below this average is generally considered acceptable.
Target has a current ratio of 0.94. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Target has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.
As of today (2025-01-09), Costco Wholesale's share price is $927.37. Costco Wholesale's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was $17.03. Therefore, Costco Wholesale's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 54.46.
How can an investor calculate a target or “correct” P/E that a stock should trade at? Mathematically the P/E is the ratio of a stock's price to its (current or forecast) annual earnings per share. If a share is priced at $10.00 and earnings are at $1.00 per share per year then the P/E is $10/$1=10.
As of Jan 10, 2025, the TGT stock has a PE ratio of 14.95. The calculation is based on the latest EPS of $9.47 and the stock price of $141.62 per share. A decrease of 7% has been observed in the PE ratio compared to its average of 16.0 of the last four quarters.
To give you some sense of what the average for the market is, though, many value investors would refer to 20 to 25 as the average P/E ratio range. And again, like golf, the lower the P/E ratio a company has, the better an investment the metric is saying it is.
As of today (2025-01-13), Walmart's share price is $93.00. Walmart's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was $2.44. Therefore, Walmart's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 38.16.
The PE ratio for Amazon Com stock stands at 45.9 as of Jan 10, 2025. This is calculated based on the TTM EPS of $4.77 and the stock price of $218.94 per share.
Apple (AAPL) PE Ratio (TTM) : 38.55 (As of Jan. 13, 2025)
Decision time: Target offers better value
-value matchup as we compare shares of Walmart with Target within the consumer goods sector right now. While holding a bullish view on both stocks, I believe Target is the better buy, with more room to outperform in 2025 from its lower baseline of expectations.
The intrinsic value of one TGT stock under the Base Case scenario is 153.52 USD. Compared to the current market price of 141.62 USD, Target Corp is Undervalued by 8%. What is Intrinsic Value?
(WMT) is 0.85. According to Walmart Inc.'s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Current Ratio is 0.85. This represents a change of 3.20% compared to the average of 0.82 of the last 4 quarters.
According to Tesla's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 115.76. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 30.6.
Google (GOOGL) PE Ratio (TTM) : 25.47 (As of Jan. 12, 2025)
DIS (The Walt Disney Co) PE Ratio (TTM) : 40.89 (As of Jan. 02, 2025)
(NASDAQ:AMZN) is arguably one of the best blue chip stocks to buy, as it is a market leader in e-commerce and cloud computing. While the stock was up by about 47% in 2024, there is room for additional gains owing to the investments the company is making to strengthen its growth metrics and long-term prospects.
P/E ratio as of January 2025 (TTM): 24.5
According to Coca-Cola's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 24.5261. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 28.9.
According to McDonald's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 24.8452. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 31.3.
As of today (2025-01-12), Berkshire Hathaway's share price is $442.66. Berkshire Hathaway's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $49.47. Therefore, Berkshire Hathaway's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 8.95.
Typically, the average P/E ratio is around 20 to 25. Anything below that would be considered a good price-to-earnings ratio, whereas anything above that would be a worse P/E ratio.
S&P 500 P/E Ratio is at a current level of 28.77, up from 27.87 last quarter and up from 23.27 one year ago. This is a change of 3.23% from last quarter and 23.62% from one year ago. The S&P 500 PE Ratio is the price to earnings ratio of the constituents of the S&P 500.
According to Toronto Dominion Bank's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 9.47574. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 8.94.