Valuation Investors often look at a company’s valuation rather than its stock price. Among the different valuation measures available, relative valuation is quite popular and the most readily available for investors needing to make quick judgments on entering or exiting a position. PE (price-to-earnings) multiples are among the most popular valuation measures used by investors […]
As of September 18, the consensus mean price target on CMP stood at $69.5 per share, which was about 1.6% lower than the closing price of $70 on the same day.
The attribute of “cost advantage” is the second most frequent source of economic moat ratings according to Morningstar. Companies that are able to produce and offer products or services at lower costs than competitors are often able to achieve much higher profit margins. Within many industries, cost leaders have a distinct competitive advantage and often […]
Firms with a structural cost advantage can either undercut competitors on price while earning similar margins, or they can charge market-level prices while earning relatively high margins.
SQM has outperformed its peers based on PE ratio. The PE ratios of SQM, POT, MOS, and CMP are 20.3x, 11.5x, 9.6x, and 15.4x, respectively, as of November 17, 2015.
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) has a market cap of $5.7 billion. After the company’s 3Q15 earnings report, SQM fell by 5.6% to close at $18.49 per share on November 17, 2015.
From September 29 to October 6, 2015, the technology sector remained at a high. HACK closed at $25.97, falling 1.18% on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, although it rose 3.10% for the week.
