Breaking Down Charles Schwab (SCHW) Stock Fundamentals

By Ken Smith • Thursday, August 14 10:10 • Permanent Link

We're taking a closer look at Charles Schwab today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 1.5% 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:

The Charles Schwab Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a savings and loan holding company that provides wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, asset management, custody, and financial advisory services in the United States and internationally.
Charles Schwab has moved 46.5% over the last year compared to 16.7% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 29.9%
SCHW has an average analyst rating of buy and is -9.4% away from its mean target price of $107.11 per share
Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.72
Charles Schwab has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.1 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.8 and its forward P/E ratio is 25.5
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.12 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Charles Schwab is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
Charles Schwab has on average reported free cash flows of $6.34 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -22.7%

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