Question 1• An analyst has gathered P/E information on two stocks,Firm A and Form B.Market Data on Firm A and Firm BTrailing P/ELeading P/E 5-year Growth RateBeta10.0Firm A8.711.0%1.3Firm B9.0%14.012.71.411.0%Peer median13.312.11.3• Evaluate the value and P/E of each stock based on themethod of comparables.

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