The UAE stock markets have maintained their competitive edge in the Gulf and Middle East region over the past period, as their average Price Earnings Ratio (P\/E Ratio) stood at 12.43 times over the past 12 months, according to recent statistics released by the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most popular metric of stock analysis, the P\/E Ratio is the relationship between a company\u2019s stock price and earnings per share (EPS), with long-term investors commonly using the ratio and the dividend yield as asset allocation signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to the significant dividends announced by listed companies for their shareholders, UAE stocks are expected to lure more investors and facilitate more capital inflows to the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Logistics and transport services topped the list of most attractive platforms, with a P\/E ratio of 6.65 times, followed by the contracting sector, 7.35 times; realty sector, 9.85 times; banking, 9.94 times and then insurance companies, 10.69. The P\/E ratio of the hospitality sector stood at 11.34 times, followed by the services sector, 11.42 times, and energy sector at 11.62 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The P\/E ratio is calculated as a stock\u2019s current share price divided by its EPS for a twelve-month period, usually the last 12 months, also called the trailing 12 months. Most of the P\/E ratios for publicly traded stocks are an expression of the stock\u2019s current price compared with its previous 12 months\u2019 earnings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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