1 Day TGT -0.81% DJIA 0.02% S&P 500 0.41% Retail/Wholesale 0.05% The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum ...

Second quarter earnings season is coming to a close, and with nearly all of the reports in, the results have been mostly positive. As of Sept. 5, 99% of S&P 500 index companies have reported results, ...