 In the current session, China Online Education Group Inc. NYSE: COE is trading at 27.63, after a 9.56 increase. Over the past month, the stock increased by 53.56, and in the past year, by 305.87. With performance like this, long-term shareholders optimistic but others are more likely to look into the price-to-earnings ratio to see if the stock might be overvalued.Assuming that all other factors are held constant, this could present itself as an opportunity for shareholders trying to capitalize on the higher share price. The stock is currently under from its 52 week high by 25.71.The PE ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the companys market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower PE indicates that shareholders do not expect the stock to perform better in the future, and that the company is probably undervalued. It shows that shareholders are less than willing to pay a high share price, because they do not expect the company to exhibit growth, in terms of future earnings.Most often, an industry will prevail in a particular phase of a business cycle, than other industries.China Online Education Gr Inc. has a better PE ratio of 397.01 than the aggregate PE ratio of 47.99 of the Education Training Services industry. Ideally, one might believe that China Online Education Gr Inc. might perform better in the future than its industry group, but its probable that the stock is overvalued.Price to earnings ratio is not always a great indicator of the companys performance. Depending on the earnings makeup of a company, investors may not be able to attain key insights from trailing earnings.See more from Benzinga 4 Consumer Defensive Stocks Moving In Tuesdays Pre-Market SessionC 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. 