Shown Below Is a Correlation Table Showing Correlation Coefficients Between

question 3

Multiple Choice

Shown below is a correlation table showing correlation coefficients between stock price, earnings per share (EPS) and price/earnings (P/E) ratio for a sample of 19 publicly traded
Companies.Which of the following statements is false?

• A)EPS is the best predictor of stock price.
• B)The strongest correlation is between EPS and stock price.
• C)There is a weak negative association between PE and EPS.
• D)PE is the best predictor of stock price.
• E)The weakest correlation is between PE and EPS.

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