Jabil, which makes parts for electronics and other technology companies, also issued a higher earnings and revenue forecast.
A higher earnings yield may not be evidence of undervaluation but instead may reflect nothing more than stocks' risk premium over bonds.
Williams-Sonoma, which announced a stock split and a higher earnings forecast last Wednesday, is eager to promote West End, according to Dana Telsey, a retail analyst at Bear , Stearns
The 'Baby Bonus' is likely to work in the same way as the basic Children's Tax Credit - although the Treasury says that there will be a higher earnings threshold of £50,000 on this part.
It closed the contest at 41 times a higher earnings number.
And, says retail analyst Bakay, there would be a higher earnings multiple.
You should also look for a program with a higher earnings ratio (more rewards per dollar, mile, flight segment or hotel night), which will lessen the time it takes you to accumulate a meaningful number of points or miles.
To Mahan, one of three players to have qualified for all five FedEx Cup playoffs, it was all about ending a high-earnings, no-title season with a victory.
Given Yahoo's difficulties, analysts have been loath to assign the company a particularly high earnings multiple, potentially pegging the core business at just $5 billion or so.
"It was priced at a very high earnings multiple, leaving little upside for investors in the short term," Constine says.
