The Effect Debt To Equity Ratio, Profitability and Earning Per Share Sub-Sector Companies Food and Beverage Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period

Abstract

“Stock price is the price formed according to demand and supply in the stock buying and selling market and is usually the closing price of the stock market during the observation period for each type of stock that is sampled and its movements are observed by investors.†There are factors that influence the stock price, namely debt to equity ratio, profitability, and earnings per share.

This study aims to examine the effect of debt to equity ratio, profitability, and earnings per share on stock prices. The population in this study is the financial statements of manufacturing companies in the food and beverage -sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2016-2020.

The results of this study indicate that the only variable that has a significant effect on stock prices is earnings per share. While the variable debt to equity ratio and profitability have no significant effect. And simultaneously debt to equity ratio, profitability, and earnings per share have a significant effect on stock prices.