The Most Important Facts About Republic Services

By Scott Lee • Friday, December 16 12:04 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Republic Services has moved -1.0% so far today on a volume of 1,174,496, compared to its average of 1,225,988. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.6%.

Republic Services trades -14.89% away from its average analyst target price of $155.13 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $140 to $167, and on average have given Republic Services a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying RSG should be aware of the facts below:

Republic Services's current price is 210.5% above its Graham number of $42.52 (a purchase price with a built-in margin of safety)
Based on its trailing earning per share of 3.02, Republic Services has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 43.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
RSG has a forward P/E ratio of 32.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) of $4.1 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.47 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Republic Services is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.0 compared to its sector average of 3.7
Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States.
Based in Phoenix, the company has 35,000 full time employees and a market cap of $41,864,466,432. Republic Services currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.2%.

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