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Price targets are calculated by estimating future earnings per share and then
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12/2009 36 of 35 estimates changed |
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12/2009 EPS Mean % change |
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 21.88 1 Month Ago |
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 22.767 Current |
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Estimate momentum measures changes in analyst sentiment over time and may be an indicator of future price movements. |
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Price/Earnings
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 16.82% |
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 3.45% |
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Earnings Growth is the measure of year on year earnings per share (EPS) growth from the prior
fiscal year, expressed as a percentage. View Forecast Earnings Growth. |
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| GOOG |
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 25.03 |
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 18.5 |
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Price/Earnings ratio is a widely used stock
evaluation measure. View P/E data
for the next four years for this security. |
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| Consensus Earnings Forecasts |
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PEG Ratio |
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| 19.49 |

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| 22.77/35 |

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| 26.3/37 |

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The actual reported earnings per share for 12/2008 for GOOG was 19.49. For the
fiscal year 12/2009, the consensus mean EPS is 22.77, derived from a total of 35 estimates. View annual and quarterly consensus data.
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 The PEG ratio is the Price Earnings ratio divided by the growth rate. In this case we use the forecasted earnings over the next 12 months and the long term forecasted growth rate (based on the consensus of professional analysts.) |