What Best Buy Co. Investors Should Keep in Mind

By Ken Smith • Wednesday, March 08 15:20 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was Best Buy Co.. Shares of the Specialty retail company plunged -2.61%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $80.11 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

Best Buy Co. has moved -14.99% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -6.81%
BBY has an average analyst rating of hold and is -4.24% away from its mean target price of $83.66 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $6.29
Best Buy Co. has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.74 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $7.08 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.31
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.97 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Best Buy Co. is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

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