I am not following, they are quite different as far as I can tell. I am not sure either has a deep meaning, but P/E gives a better clue to the earnings per inv

I am not following, they are quite different as far as I can tell. I am not sure either has a deep meaning, but P/E gives a better clue to the earnings per invested dollar you would expect when purchasing. I have never found much use for EPS, because outstanding shares between companies vary so much, and change with stock buybacks and such.