Key Considerations Before Investing in INFY

By Naomi Wentworth • Wednesday, August 20 10:09 • Permanent Link

Infosys logged a 3.3% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $17.16 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -1.0%. INFY's trading volume is 3,881,400 compared to the stock's average volume of 13,895,022.

Infosys trades -15.13% away from its average analyst target price of $20.21 per share. The 13 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $16.8 to $24.4, and on average have given Infosys a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in INFY, you'll want to know the following:

Infosys's current price is 151.9% above its Graham number of $6.81, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Infosys has moved -26.5% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.1%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.77, Infosys has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.3 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
INFY has a forward P/E ratio of 20.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $0.85 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 6.43 compared to its sector average of 4.19
Infosys Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and digital services in North America, Europe, India, and internationally.
Based in Bengaluru, the company has 323,788 full time employees and a market cap of $71.11 Billion. Infosys currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.1%.

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