The price/earnings ratio (p/e ... number of shares in issue) gives a p/e of 22. The higher the p/e, the more costly the share in earnings terms. The FTSE 100 average is around ten, so you need ...

The daily chart shows that the Footsie has remained ... Data by Siblis Research shows that the FTSE 100 index has a P/E ratio of 14.46. In contrast, the S&P 500 index has a multiple of 24, while ...