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Originally Posted by SuperDave
I have been doing some research on how to read stock tables such as P/E ratio and and what that means but I was wondering what I should be looking for exactly when reading figures on a stock. Is P/E ratio the best way to evaluate a stock? Should the revenue of a company be considered? What are the best ways to evaluate stocks?
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If I understand you correctly here Dave, you are asking about the best way to evaluate a stock fundamentally (sales, earnings, debt, etc.) versus technically (chart analysis with moving averages, MACD trends, etc.); That is a great question! P/E ratio is probably the most popular figure to utilize to judge a company's value. And really, it all boils down to strategy and proven theory, investors like Warren Buffet weighed heavily on debt (amongst other factors), whereas some investor groups may not even take debt into consideration. I know this isn't a direct answer to your question, but I do recommend heading over to investopedia.com, here is a link to a great tutorial on fundamentals, perhaps this can lead you in a better direction!
Fundamental Analysis: Introduction