PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vivek Bhargava AU - D. K. Malhotra TI - Do Price-Earnings Ratios Drive Stock Values? AID - 10.3905/jpm.2006.661379 DP - 2006 Oct 31 TA - The Journal of Portfolio Management PG - 86--92 VI - 33 IP - 1 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/33/1/86.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/33/1/86.full AB - Does a high price-earnings ratio indicate high or low earnings growth or higher or lower future stock prices? Data for the S&P 500, the MSCI World Index, the Europe Index, and the EAFE are examined using regression analysis. The results suggest that subsequent prices rise but subsequent yields decline with high P/E ratios. Adjusted for statistical issues such as autocorrelation, heteroscedasticity, unit roots, and non-stationarity, the findings suggest that P/E ratios may not have as great an impact on prices as once expected, and that they have no impact whatsoever on subsequent yields.TOPICS: Quantitative methods, equity portfolio management, security analysis and valuation