The table below shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies

Question:

The table below shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies as of February 10, 2003:

The table below shows the stock price, earnings per share, 148782

a. Determine the price-earnings ratio and dividend yield for the three companies. Round to two digits after the decimal place.
b. Explain the differences in these ratios across the threecompanies.

Dividend Yield
Dividend yield refers to a stock's annual dividend payments to shareholders, expressed as a percentage of the stock's current price. The dividend per share that a company pays divided by the share price. This is reported on the financial statements...