Best Buy Co. (BBY) Sinks on Downgrade

By Susan Ramirez • Wednesday, December 14 12:00 • Permanent Link

BBY investors were likely spooked this morning by Barrons's report: "Best Buy Is Downgraded. 'Needs' Over 'Wants' Are Priority This Holiday Season." For more coverage, read the full article here. On the back of this news, Best Buy Co. sank -2.8% to a price of $81.73. Are the markets overreacting?

Best Buy Co., Inc. retails technology products in the United States and Canada. The company belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.11 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 3.11. In contrast, Best Buy Co. has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 11.9 and a P/B ratio of 4.6.

At today's price of $81.73 per share, Best Buy Co. is 4.61% away from its target price of $78.13, and on average, analysts give the stock a rating of hold. 4.3% of the company's shares are linked to short positions, and 82.5% of the shares are owned by institutional investors.

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