how do i find the expected value of a stock that doesn t pay dividends 
for non dividend stocks analysts often use a multiples approach to come up with expected value for example the price to earnings p e ratio is often used and compared to industry peers so if the tech industry has an average p e of 25x a tech stock s ev would be 25 times its earnings per share again this is different than the statistical expected value presented in this article however it is another commonly used method for examining a stock s value 