Cowen Group (COWN)

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2.79 -0.07  -2.45%   NASDAQ May 22, 4:59PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Cowen Group Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

1.274 for May 22, 2013
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Cowen Group Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    Cowen Group Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 22, 2013 1.274
    May 21, 2013 1.306
    May 20, 2013 1.302
    May 17, 2013 1.284
    May 16, 2013 1.284
    May 15, 2013 1.281
    May 14, 2013 1.261
    May 13, 2013 1.242
    May 10, 2013 1.224
    May 9, 2013 1.206
    May 8, 2013 1.188
    May 7, 2013 1.188
    May 6, 2013 1.178
    May 3, 2013 1.183
    May 2, 2013 1.146
    May 1, 2013 1.137
    April 30, 2013 1.169
    April 29, 2013 1.146
    April 26, 2013 1.142
    April 25, 2013 1.183
    April 24, 2013 1.178
    April 23, 2013 1.174
    April 22, 2013 1.146
    April 19, 2013 1.151
    April 18, 2013 1.142
       
    April 17, 2013 1.160
    April 16, 2013 1.183
    April 15, 2013 1.183
    April 12, 2013 1.229
    April 11, 2013 1.220
    April 10, 2013 1.265
    April 9, 2013 1.265
    April 8, 2013 1.256
    April 5, 2013 1.261
    April 4, 2013 1.229
    April 3, 2013 1.201
    April 2, 2013 1.233
    April 1, 2013 1.247
    March 28, 2013 1.346
    March 27, 2013 1.322
    March 26, 2013 1.293
    March 25, 2013 1.293
    March 22, 2013 1.336
    March 21, 2013 1.303
    March 20, 2013 1.322
    March 19, 2013 1.341
    March 18, 2013 1.374
    March 15, 2013 1.384
    March 14, 2013 1.370
    March 13, 2013 1.346

    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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    COWN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    COWN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 76th percentile
    1906 of 8005
    Sector 83rd percentile
    161 of 955 in Financial Services
    Industry 57th percentile
    16 of 38 in Capital Markets

    COWN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.2449 Nov 21 2008
    Maximum 71.94 Oct 19 2009
    Average 4.503