Here Are Some Essential Facts About Sociedad Quimica y Minera

By Kim Brooks • Thursday, March 02 11:40 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was Sociedad Quimica y Minera. Shares of the Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) company plunged -4.04%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $84.6 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has moved 45.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -9.44%
SQM has an average analyst rating of buy and is -24.2% away from its mean target price of $111.61 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $10.77
Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.86
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $13.5 and its forward P/E ratio is 6.27
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.58
Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile SA produces and distributes specialty plant nutrients, iodine and its derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride and sulfate, industrial chemicals and other products and services worldwide. The company is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

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