Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

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Broadly speaking, stock researchers will analyze metrics such as price-to-sales (P/S) or price-to-earnings (P/E) and benchmark these ratios against historical levels and industry peers to help gauge a ...