Filed under: Management, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Apple Inc (AAPL), eBay (EBAY), General Electric (GE), Time Warner (TWX), Wal-Mart (WMT), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Serious Money

About a month ago I posted Serious Money: AAPL, EBAY, GE, GOOG, MSFT, TWX, WMT, YHOO — one more look, covering the original Great Eight stocks we focused on at BloggingStocks. These were based on reader interest, which they do still generate today.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the big winner among only four that had appreciated. The following indicates commonly used metrics for tracking and comparing stocks.

Reviewing the stocks in order of lowest to highest P/E ratio (TTM):

• Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) 14.84
• General Electric (NYSE: GE) 14.91
• Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 17.08
• Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) 18.29
• Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) 34.25
• Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 37.82
• Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) 40.28
• eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) 95.24

It is interesting to note that only two of the eight have a below market P/E ratio, while only two are average. On the other hand, four are double the average and beyond, which leads me to believe the overall market consensus is that it is still very early in the game for these stocks and their futures are yet to be determined. The P/E ratios of the four are also the most volatile as are the stock prices.

Continue reading Serious Money: Metrics anyone? — AAPL, EBAY, GE, GOOG, MSFT, TWX, WMT, YHOO

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