The below information is related to the earnings per share for a four-year periods for Beta Corporation (2017-2020), along with the per-share market price of the Corporation's stock at each year-end 

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you have been required to:

 1.    Determine the P/E ratio for Beta Corporation's stock at the end of each of the four years.

 2.    Evaluate what does the P/E ratio in 2020 indicate about investors' expectations of earnings per share for the year 2021 with an explanation? 

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Earnings per Share Share price 31/12/2017 6 JOD 60 JOD 31/12/2018 5 JOD 70 JOD 31/12/2019 6 JOD 120 JOD 31/12/2020 8 JOD 68 JOD Earnings per Share Share price 31/12/2017 6 JOD 60 JOD 31/12/2018 5 JOD 70 JOD 31/12/2019 6 JOD 120 JOD 31/12/2020 8 JOD 68 JOD

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