Fundamental Fridays: Alcoa

In the second installment of Fundamental Fridays, TST will examine Alcoa.
Alcoa is a big time aluminum producer operating in 44 countries.  In the past 52 weeks, shares of Alcoa (Ticker: AA)bottomed at $9 and peaked at $44.77.  Shares closed yesterday at $11.20.  Wondering what to do with Alcoa?  Let’s see what the fundamentals have to offer.
Valuation measures
Note: This week I have added average ratios for the sector.
Price-earnings - Compares the current market value per share to the earnings per share.  P/E ratio for AA: 5.34, P/E industry average: 3.09.  P/E sector average: 1.51 Signal: OVERVALUED
Price-sales – Compares the current market value per share to …read more