estimate
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A stock’s forward price/earnings ratio is its price divided by analysts’ consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimate.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
"This pushes back the oldest known evidence of humans in rainforests by more than double the previously known estimate."
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Each projectile carries a price tag of around $1.2 million, Ukrainian defence analysts estimate.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
By comparison, the average analyst estimate for Nvidia buybacks this fiscal year is about $55 billion, according to Visible Alpha.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
She had not set off any alarm bells when Zeitoun had provided an estimate and begun work on painting her stairway and guest bedroom.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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