Research analysts have given Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) a consensus one year price target of $29.000. This is the average number based on the brokerages polled by Thomson Reuters’ First Call. These same sell-side analysts are expecting that the company will report $0.690 earnings per share next quarter and earnings of $3.030 per share for the current year.

Technical Levels

In taking a look at the price level and moving averages of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A., the equity is trading $-0.522 away or -2.659% from its 50-day moving average of $19.637. Looking further back, the stock is $-2.034 away from its 200-day moving average of $21.149, or a difference of -9.617%. Based on a recent trade, the equity is trading $-7.015 away from its 52-week high of $26.130 and $+85.044% away from its 52-week low of $10.330.

Valuation

In taking a look at the current valuation of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A., the price/earnings ratio, commonly referred to as the P/E ratio, is a standard method for comparing stocks based on their relative expense. This is determined by dividing its current price per share by its earnings per share. The P/E ratio for the company currently sits at 6.253. Shares of the firm closed the last trading session at $19.115 and the current market cap stands at $2.49B.

Taking a step further, investors can take into consideration growth of the company’s earnings by looking at its PEG ratio, or the Price/Earnings Growth ratio. A low PEG ratio means that the company is trading at a low price relative to its earnings growth potential. A high PEG ratio means that the company’s stock is trading at a high price relative to its earnings growth potential. Typically a company is considered to be undervalued if the PEG ration is between 0 and 1. The fair value of the stock is typically present when the ratio is between 1 and 2. A stock with a PEG of over 2, could be considered overvalued. The firm currently has a three to five year PEG ratio of 0.150.

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