Eaton Corporation (ETN)

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68.26 -0.62  -0.90%   NYSE May 23, 4:58PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Eaton Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

1.487 for May 23, 2013
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    Eaton Corporation Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 23, 2013 1.487
    May 22, 2013 1.500
    May 21, 2013 1.496
    May 20, 2013 1.483
    May 17, 2013 1.456
    May 16, 2013 1.431
    May 15, 2013 1.431
    May 14, 2013 1.418
    May 13, 2013 1.399
    May 10, 2013 1.414
    May 9, 2013 1.410
    May 8, 2013 1.406
    May 7, 2013 1.382
    May 6, 2013 1.352
    May 3, 2013 1.343
    May 2, 2013 1.295
    May 1, 2013 1.291
    April 30, 2013 1.338
    April 29, 2013 1.313
    April 26, 2013 1.278
    April 25, 2013 1.278
    April 24, 2013 1.277
    April 23, 2013 1.267
    April 22, 2013 1.239
    April 19, 2013 1.241
       
    April 18, 2013 1.216
    April 17, 2013 1.249
    April 16, 2013 1.286
    April 15, 2013 1.246
    April 12, 2013 1.314
    April 11, 2013 1.344
    April 10, 2013 1.331
    April 9, 2013 1.317
    April 8, 2013 1.314
    April 5, 2013 1.292
    April 4, 2013 1.297
    April 3, 2013 1.291
    April 2, 2013 1.327
    April 1, 2013 1.333
    March 28, 2013 1.318
    March 27, 2013 1.307
    March 26, 2013 1.316
    March 25, 2013 1.333
    March 22, 2013 1.361
    March 21, 2013 1.347
    March 20, 2013 1.348
    March 19, 2013 1.321
    March 18, 2013 1.330
    March 15, 2013 1.346
    March 14, 2013 1.359

    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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    ETN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    ETN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 73rd percentile
    2116 of 8006
    Sector 58th percentile
    395 of 952 in Technology
    Industry 37th percentile
    49 of 79 in Electronic Components

    ETN Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.3196 Mar 9 2009
    Maximum 1.500 May 22 2013
    Average 0.9390