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Stock Valuations Decline While Prices Recover From Earlier Drop
The S&P 500 fell 9 percent peak-to-trough earlier this year before recovering. Forward price-to-earnings ratios dropped 18 percent during the decline and remain below prior highs.
May 18, 10:56 AM·1m read1 source
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Equity markets trade in the future where information is imperfect and uncertain, Morgan Stanley research stated last month. The market waits for no one, the same note said. Stocks represent expectations for future earnings and the premium investors are willing to pay for that future.
Prices have since recovered those losses while the ratios remain off their highs. Investors are paying a lower premium for future earnings, the analysis indicated. Stock valuations reflect the work markets did to price in uncertainty and the rolling recovery that began a year ago.
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