price-earn|ings ratio

price-earn|ings ratio
price-earn|ings ratio «PRYS UR nihngz»,
the ratio between the market price of a stock and its dollar earnings per share. A price of $64 with earnings of $8 per share has a ratio of 8 to 1. »

The price-earnings ratios of many blue-chip…which had swollen far out of proportion (Newsweek).


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  • price-earningsratio — price earn·ings ratio (prīsʹûrʹnĭngz) n. The ratio of the market price of a common stock to its earnings per share. * * * …   Universalium

  • price-earnings ratio — price′ earn′ings ra tio n. ste bus the current price of a share of common stock divided by earnings per share over a 12 month period, often used in stock evaluation Abbr.: p/e • Etymology: 1960–65 …   From formal English to slang

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