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Price rangeThe interval between the high and low prices over which a stock has traded over a particular period of time.Price range Similar MatchesSubscription priceSubscription priceThe price an investor pays for shares in a new issue. Price to sales ratioPrice to sales ratioA financial ratio calculated as: current share price divided by sales per share. Put another way, market capitalisation divided by total sales.A low ratio of market cap to sales is seen as exciting by some investors. Why? Because a small increase in the company's profit margins will thanks to the high level of sales, leverage into large increases earnings per share.However, just because a company has a low PSR does not necessarily make it an attractive investment. For example, the company may operate in very low margin industries such as contracting or construction which make it difficult for margins to improve. Target priceTarget priceIn the context of takeovers, the price at which an acquirer aims to buy a target firm. In the context of options, the price of the underlying security at which an option will become in the money. In the context of stocks, the price that an investor hopes a stock will reach in a certain time period. Price givePrice giveUsed in the context of general equities. Willingness of a buyer or seller to negotiate on price, within reason, from the price at the last sale or the indicated level. See: Takes price. Factor priceFactor priceThe price paid for the services of a unit of a primary factor of production per unit time. Includes the wage or salary of labor and the rental prices of land and capital. Does not normally refer to the price of acquiring ownership of the factor itself, which might be called the "purchase price." Further SuggestionsProducer Price Index (PPI)Realistic on price Stop out price cancellation price Reservation price price data Price elastic exercise price Price spread Market price Price discovery process Reference price Effective call price Price takers redemption price Price elasticity Constant prices Price inelastic Price undertaking Autarky price Flat price (also clean price) Spot price Fair price Clean price price low |
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