How Smart Investors Look at FirstService (FSV).

By Harris Dyer • Tuesday, May 09 12:01 • Permanent Link

Mid-cap Real Estate company FirstService has moved -0.1% so far today on a volume of 25,739, compared to its average of 49,253.

FirstService trades -10.9% away from its average analyst target price of $160.33 per share. The 3 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $145.0 to $170.0, and on average have given FirstService a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in FSV, you'll want to know the following:

FirstService's current price is 1074.1% above its Graham number of $12.17, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
FirstService has moved 20.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 3.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 2.76, FirstService has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
FSV has a forward P/E ratio of 27.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.16 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.11 — a number near or below 1 signifying that FirstService is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 6.73 compared to its sector average of 2.24
FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada.
Based in Toronto, the company has 27,000 full time employees and a market cap of $6.37 Billion. FirstService currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.

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