We're taking a closer look at Charles Schwab today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -1.9% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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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.
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Charles Schwab has moved -14.2% over the last year compared to 22.9% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -37.1%
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SCHW has an average analyst rating of buy and is -4.96% away from its mean target price of $72.02 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.0
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Charles Schwab has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.72 and its forward P/E ratio is 18.4
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SCHW has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 4.03, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.36 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Charles Schwab is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 12.38 and an average P/B of 1.58
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Charles Schwab has on average reported free cash flows of $4.27 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -38.0%