We're taking a closer look at CDW today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 3.6% compared to 1.0% 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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CDW Corporation provides information technology (IT) solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
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CDW has moved 14.3% over the last year compared to 20.3% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -6.0%
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CDW has an average analyst rating of buy and is 2.58% away from its mean target price of $232.75 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $8.0
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CDW has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $10.52 and its forward P/E ratio is 22.7
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CDW has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.96, 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 17.68 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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CDW is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
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CDW has on average reported free cash flows of $969.75 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 7.5%