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The PE also Know as Price Earnings Ratio seeks to measure the ratio of Companies Market Price per share to the Earning per Share. Such a measure provides aid in determining whether the company is overvalued, undervalued or correctly valued depending upon Industry P/E.
P/E Ratio = Market Price per Share/ Earning per Share
In the given case, Earning per Share is $ 3.60 and Benchmark PE is 18.1 times.
Therefore stock price that can be considered Appropriate = Earning per Share * PE ratio
= 3.60*18.1
= $ 65.16