Price-to-sales ratio, P/S ratio, or PSR, is a valuation metric for stocks.
Price-to-sales ratio (P/S)
The ratio of a stock's latest closing price divided by revenue per share.
price-to-sales ratio - a company's stock price divided by its annual sales.
put - an option contract that gives the holder the right to sell the underlying security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Puts can be bought or sold.
Price-To-Sales Ratio (in accounting)
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Similar to P/E ratio, the price-to-sales ratio compares a stock's current share price to its company's sales per share.
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At a price-to-sales ratio of 0.35 today, Sunrise looks considerably undervalued relative to peers Assisted Living Concepts (NYSE: ALC ) , Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD ) , and Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG ) , which sell for 1.6, 1.
Every so often, MagicDiligence compiles a list of Magic Formula® Investing (MFI) stocks sorted by their dividend yield, price-to-sales ratio, and price-to-book ratio for investors that like to use those metrics.
Bloomberg notes that Zynga has given itself a substantially larger price-to-sales ratio than some of its primary competitors, but this still compares favorably with other IPOs seen so far this year.
For companies that don't have earnings, such as promising tech firms, some analysts focus on additional valuation methods, such as price-to-sales ratio.
Small timers don't want price-to-sales ratios and discounted cash flow analyses. Just tell me where the stock will be in 12 months! Well, you get what you pay for. Don't expect the quality of a filet mignon in a fast food burger.
 See also: Ratio, Sales, Price-to-Sales, Stock, Investment
  
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