The valuation is flawed by earnings per share
The valuation is flawed by earnings per share: Sevens Report Co-Editor, Tyler Richey Quoted in S&P Global
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While the forward P/E ratio is widely viewed as the best measure of a stock or index’s fair value, the valuation is flawed by earnings per share and assumptions of fair market multiples from Wall Street analysts, portfolio managers and strategists, said Tyler Richey, a co-editor with Sevens Report Research.
“So effectively, both sets of proverbial goal posts are constantly being moved amid earnings estimate revisions and shifting geopolitical and macroeconomic landscapes impacting multiples,” Richey said. “Specifically, when volatility picks up meaningfully, it is very challenging to recalculate multiples based on fluid fundamental changes impacting the markets.”
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