When analyzing a price-earnings ratio,
A) A higher price-earnings ratio indicates pessimism because the price is too high compared to the earnings.
B) The higher the price-earnings ratio, the more investors are paying for earnings.
C) A low ratio indicates that investors expect higher earnings in the future.
D) Price-earnings ratios are helpful when comparing two companies in the same industry, but not to the market in general.
E) The price-earnings ratio alone provides enough information to allow an investor to decide whether to invest in a particular stock.
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