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Monday, July 18, 2011

Potential Takeover Candidate? (NYSE: PT)

Shares of PT fell by 2.39% or $-0.2/share to $8.16. Portugal Telecom SGPS SA is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.18. This indicates that the shares are relatively cheap compared to book value which means the market is pricing in going concern value. The PEG is 0.36 suggesting that the shares are trading at an excellent value relative to firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 1.38. On average, 210648 shares of PT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 91143. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Value investors may have an eye on this one, especially if the stock gets cheaper.

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (Portugal Telecom) provides a range of telecommunications and multimedia services in Portugal and other countries or regions, including Brazil and Africa.