The financial reports for the stocks list them in alphabetical order by company name. Near the top is Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. with a trans-galactic multiple of almost 2,000. The cheapest stock is Paccar Inc., the world's third-biggest truck maker, whose shares traded this week at less than six times the company's earnings over the previous year. The stock has been hurt by concerns over a slow-down in orders for heavy trucks. Northwest Airlines Corp. traded at just under seven times its earnings.
Investors are worried about the impact of higher fuel costs on airline profits.
Internet news provider CNET Networks Inc. had a low multiple only because its earnings were inflated by an accounting gain. Click on the little book symbols on the right of the screen to get a companies' recent news releases, which usually include earnings reports.