Analyzing BEKE Stock – A Market Inference Overview

By Emilio Sanchez • Wednesday, February 19 10:13 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company KE has moved 2.6% so far today on a volume of 2,501,910, compared to its average of 7,291,896. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

KE trades -18.15% away from its average analyst target price of $24.59 per share. The 20 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $17.902374 to $32.798435, and on average have given KE a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying BEKE should be aware of the facts below:

KE's current price is 428.2% above its Graham number of $3.81, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
KE has moved 38.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.49, KE has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 41.1 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
BEKE has a forward P/E ratio of 17.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.16 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.33 compared to its sector average of 1.86
KE Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in operating an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services in the People's Republic of China.
Based in Beijing, the company has 116,344 full time employees and a market cap of $25.53 Billion. KE currently returns an annual dividend yield of 12.7%.

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