We're taking a closer look at Evercore today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -3.2% 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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Evercore Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent investment banking advisory firm in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and internationally.
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Evercore has moved 65.1% over the last year compared to 26.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 38.8%
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EVR has an average analyst rating of buy and is -5.68% away from its mean target price of $206.5 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $6.41
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Evercore has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.4 while the S&P 500 average is 27.65
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $14.47 and its forward P/E ratio is 13.5
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EVR has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of -4.97, which shows the company is fairly valued compared to its earnings.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.19 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.59
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Evercore is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.89 and an average P/B of 1.76
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Evercore has on average reported free cash flows of $746.37 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -6.9%