For 2015 the consensus of the earnings per share of Ahold is at profit of 1,17 euros. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio equals 17,15.
The consensus of the dividends per share is at 58 cents. Consequently the dividend return is around 2,89 percent. On average the stocks in this sector yield a dividend return of around 0,99 percent.
The stock Ahold is covered by 20 analysts. The average target price for Ahold is at 22,41 euros. This is 12 percent more than the current stock price of 20,07 euros.
The stocks Ahold , Sligro and Delhaize in the sector The food & drug sector have the most buy recommendations. The 3 most recent recommendations for the food & drug sector were provided by ER Capital (buy, 25,00 euros), KBC Securities (buy, 24,50 euros) and Exane BNP Paribas (hold, 20,50 euros).
Ahold 's book value/price equals 0,42. The food & drug sector now trades at a Shiller PE of 19.37. The stock now trades at 20,07 euros. This equals 22 times the 2014's earnings per share.