My view is this: it will be difficult for the general public, and even institutional investors to warm up to insurance stocks to the degree that
they make relative valuations unreasonable.
The value investor will use a P / E ratio as a starting point when
making a relative valuation.
Not exact matches
The PRC sets ranges for the balanced asset mix and
makes tactical adjustments based on bottom - up forecasted returns,
relative valuations and an assessment of economic and market data.
On the
valuation side SBGL currently has a PE of 7.64
making this stock cheap
relative to the market in general.
While the current premium on U.S. stocks
makes some sense in the context of low inflation and low rates,
valuations look stretched
relative to stocks in the rest of the world.
Sky - high
valuations Going into 2014, 3D printing stocks likely commanded difficult - to - justify
valuations,
making it hard for many investors to believe they were underpriced
relative to their market opportunity.
If
valuations remain high or increase, at some point higher yields may
make bonds more attractive
relative to equities.
Valuing a company through
relative valuation to identify low - priced companies with strong fundamentals can
make for deceiving looking bargain stocks.
Conversely, they probably exert greater control over the
relative valuation of shares inside the market, given that source investors often step aside and leave the task of
making relative trades in the market to them, based on their expertise.
The differences in cost structure and client base raises the question of whether it
makes more sense to rank on a
relative valuation within the GICS groupings.
Finally, the book value can become negative as a result of a long series of negative earnings,
making the P / B ratio useless for
relative valuation purposes.
We
make allocation changes in fixed income based upon, first and foremost, big
relative value —
valuation of sectors.
The analysis of individual companies provides the basis for
making investment decisions regarding the
relative valuation of market sectors.
The tendency for
valuations to remain at extreme levels
relative to history for years or even decades
makes contrarian asset allocation a frustrating and dangerous exercise.
With charts like this, looking at
relative valuation, you can expect some «mean reversion» over time and you have to
make a judgement about what you think is an appropriate level of premium / discount, and in turn, what you think is an attractive level.
As a result, it's the
relative valuation between the two choices that matter because it's the
relative risk - premium spread that drives much of investors decision
making (whether they're conscious of it or not).
With a pension
valuation, you can judge the value of the pension
relative to other assets and
make better decisions on whether and how to divide it.
First Cut Graham Stocks With a Low Price
Relative to Net Current Assets Applying Ben Graham's philosophy, 25 profitable companies with cheap
valuations made The First Cut.
The potential for large changes in
relative valuations and the amounts of assets involved
make «sooner» better than «later».
The choice of CAPE is not without its critics, who are quick to point out that changes in accounting rules and changes to the CPI calculation, along with the timing and benchmark issues inherent in
relative valuation measures
make CAPE an unreliable metric.