Glossary · Stock basics

Peers

Companies that compete in the same business.

Why it matters

A margin, growth rate or valuation only means something next to similar companies. A 15% margin is superb for a grocer and weak for a software firm.

Open Compare to line up a stock against its peers side by side.

In the Cluenex app, this explanation opens next to every peers figure, with the live reading for the stock you are looking at. Open it in Cluenex