A number of structural reasons — for example, different accounting conventions — can explain why a particular
valuation ratio indicates different relative valuation levels from one market to another.
Secondly, even though one
valuation ratio indicates that a stock may be undervalued (or overvalued) at any given time, always look at other valuation ratios to back this up.
Not exact matches
The median P / E
ratio has fallen from about 19 times earnings last year this time, which
indicates a clear improvement in the
valuation of the typical stock in the index.
Popular metrics of aggregate market
valuation, such as Wilshire Total Market Index to U.S. GDP, price to forward earnings
ratio, price to book value
ratio, price to cash flow
ratio, cyclically adjusted price to earnings
ratio (CAPE), the
ratio of annual forward dividend to price (dividend yield),
indicate the U.S. stock market is overvalued by between 10 per cent and 60 per cent.