Alcoa (AA)

10.29 -0.35  -3.29%  Feb 10, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Alcoa Price / Sales Ratio: 0.44

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AA Price / Sales Ratio Rankings

Overall 81st percentile 794 of 4365
Sector 86th percentile 64 of 463 in Basic Materials
Industry 75th percentile 1 of 4 in Aluminum

AA Price / Sales Ratio Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 0.81 Sep 2002
Maximum 1.58 Dec 2003
Average

About Price to Sales Ratio

The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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AA News

The 3 Worst Dow Stocks This Week
Feb 11, 1:07PM Fool
Weekly $DJIA Yield Rankings: http://stks.co/2MN1 / $T $VZ $MRK $PFE $MSFT $UTX $BAC $AA + big moves by dividend-raisers $MMM &amp; $CSCO
about 16 hours ago by DynamicDividend
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Feb 10, 4:13PM
Is the Dow's Drop a Bad Omen?
Feb 10, 2:34PM Fool
I&#39;ve sold my last position $AA @ PM. Glad I did... RT @blackbetty $SPX might be drawing out an inverse h+s on the 5 min.. kinda messy
about 2 days ago by whh19
I&#39;m glad I did... RT @whh19 Sold $AA @ PM.
about 2 days ago by whh19
$VZ $WMT $CSCO $AA just started downward trends. http://stks.co/2LzW
about 2 days ago by stocktrendcharts
Why the Dow's Down Triple Digits
Feb 10, 10:58AM Fool
$aa fell from the sky. any news?
about 2 days ago by dariabarbu75
US stocks halt rally on Greek deal doubt
Feb 10, 10:36AM Financial Times
U.S. Futures Decline
Feb 10, 8:17AM The Wall Street Journal
Sold $AA @ PM.
about 2 days ago by whh19
Why Alcoa Will Trade At $15
Feb 09, 11:43AM
4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Alcoa
Feb 09, 10:16AM Fool
RT @Filip_Adrian $AA is close to $11.20 target set on the 16th of January: http://stks.co/2JpL
about 3 days ago by whh19
Banks Lift Stocks
Feb 08, 6:14PM
$AA is close to $11.20 target set on the 16th of January: http://stks.co/2JNf
about 4 days ago by Filip_Adrian
#AA aproaching strong resistance at 11$ $$ #trading #aa #alcoa #dow #djia #dji $AA http://chart.ly/ho77j9n
about 4 days ago by dariabarbu75
$AA rumor
about 4 days ago by kman3434
$AA looks late for a date with $11
about 4 days ago by Catalystrader
All in With $BAC $C $F $AA $GT before yesterdays close, Who will be shorted today?
about 4 days ago by SuperiorGamo
Top #beststocks performers are @DavidGfool with $MAKO +44% YTD, @danburrows w/ $CAT +26%, and me with $AA +23% http://stks.co/2ItV
about 4 days ago by JeffReevesIP
BBG: Aluminum Preferred Over Copper for Cables Helps Rusal, Alcoa: Commodities http://stks.co/2IZ4 &gt; $AA $CENX
about 4 days ago by OptionsCommander
Not surprised $AA is reviewing those Australian operations. With the high aussie dollar, there is not reason you need to smelt on the ground
about 4 days ago by bradloncar
Asian Shares Up Slightly
Feb 07, 9:41PM
shaved a piece of $AA mar 11 $call +50%
about 5 days ago by ptposture1
$AA http://stks.co/2Fg0 heading up to 11.66 resistance, trade against 10.40
about 7 days ago by harmongreg
WOW. Compare to stock prices now. =^.^= @CBOE: Active calls @ CBOE: $AA July 11c, $AAPL 2/3/12 460c, $BIDU 2/3/12 135c, $AMZN 2/3/12 185c
about 9 days ago by Catwoman2011
$AA i want $10.71
about 9 days ago by STREETS_have_no_name
$AA breaking HOD 10.39
about 10 days ago by wallstreetlive
$AA heading to new highs
about 10 days ago by wallstreetlive
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