Stock Investing — Intermediate: Valuation Basics

Is a stock cheap or expensive? Ratios help: P/E (price to earnings), P/S (price to sales), and P/B (price to book) compare price to fundamentals. They're most useful relative to a company's history and peers, and they must be read alongside growth and quality — a low ratio can signal value or trouble.

Key takeaways

• Valuation ratios relate price to fundamentals.
• Compare to history and peers, not in isolation.
• Cheap can mean value or a warning — context decides.

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