Quick Update for Garmin (GRMN) Investors

By Blake Campbell • Monday, March 11 15:10 • Permanent Link

Shares of Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company Garmin jumped 2.4% today. With many investors piling into GRMN without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Garmin has moved 48.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 32.9%
GRMN has an average analyst rating of hold and is 14.86% away from its mean target price of $126.53 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $6.71
Garmin has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $5.96 and its forward P/E ratio is 24.4
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 3.97 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Garmin is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.19 and an average P/B of 4.06
GRMN has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 84.6% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
The company has a free cash flow of $869.59 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of wireless devices worldwide. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and fitness accessories.

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