Quick Update for América Móvil (AMX) Investors

By Tamara Parker • Saturday, February 15 10:06 • Permanent Link

Shares of Communication Equipment company América Móvil jumped 3.0% today. With many investors piling into AMX 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:

América Móvil has moved -17.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.9%
AMX has an average analyst rating of buy and is -19.15% away from its mean target price of $18.9 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.45
América Móvil has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.68 and its forward P/E ratio is 9.1
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.0 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
América Móvil is part of the Telecommunications sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.57 and an average P/B of 2.36
AMX has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 53850.7% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally. The company offers wireless and fixed voice services, including airtime, local, domestic, and international long-distance services; and network interconnection services. It provides data services, such as data centers, data administration, and hosting services to residential and corporate clients; value-added services, including Internet access, messaging and other wireless entertainment, and corporate services; data transmission, email services, instant messaging, content streaming, and interactive applications; and wireless security services, mobile payment solutions, machine-to-machine services, mobile banking, virtual private network services, and video calls and personal communications services. In addition, the company offers residential broadband services; IT solutions to small businesses and large corporations; and cable and satellite television subscriptions. Further, it sells equipment, accessories, and computers; and offers telephone directories, wireless security, call center, advertising, media, and software development services. Additionally, the company provides video, audio, and other media content through the Internet directly from the content provider to the end user. It sells its products and services under the Telcel, Telmex Infinitum, and A1 brands through a network of retailers and service centers to retail customers; and through sales force to corporate customers. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

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