It's Time For a Quick Look at Charles Schwab's Fundamentals.

By Kim Brooks • Sunday, November 05 12:02 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about Charles Schwab over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Capital Markets stock at a price of $55.83? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

Charles Schwab has moved -29.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.0%
SCHW has an average analyst rating of buy and is -20.39% away from its mean target price of $70.13 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.0
Charles Schwab has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.84 and its forward P/E ratio is 14.5
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 3.64 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Charles Schwab is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 14.34 and an average P/B of 1.57
SCHW has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -43.6% and gross profit margins of 1.0%
The Charles Schwab Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a savings and loan holding company that provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services. The company operates in two segments, Investor Services and Advisor Services. It offers brokerage accounts with equity and fixed income trading, margin lending, options trading, futures and forex trading, and cash management capabilities, including certificates of deposit; third-party mutual funds through the Mutual Fund Marketplace and Mutual Fund OneSource service, as well as mutual fund trading and clearing services to broker-dealers; exchange-traded funds; advisory solutions for managed portfolios, separately managed accounts, customized personal advice for tailored portfolios, specialized planning, and full-time portfolio management; banking products comprising checking and savings accounts, first lien residential real estate mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, and pledged asset lines; and trust custody services, personal trust reporting services, and administrative trustee services. It also provides digital retirement calculators; integrated web-, mobile-, and software-based trading platforms, real-time market data, options trading, premium research, and multi-channel access; self-service education and support tools; online research and analysis tools; equity compensation plan sponsors full-service recordkeeping for stock plans, stock options, restricted stock, performance shares, and stock appreciation rights; and retirement plan services. The Company operates domestic branch offices in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as locations in Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The Charles Schwab Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.

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