P/E ratio
The P/E ratio is share price divided by the last twelve months of earnings per share; 25 means $25 for each dollar of annual profit. It moves on a Fed night with no earnings news because a higher rate makes future profit worth less today, and the earnings in the denominator change four times a year.
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