Blossom Bank has $640,000,000$ shares of common stock outstanding that are currently selling for $$34\mathrm{.}40$ per share on the New York Stock Exchange. If Blossom's net income was $$2,560,000,000$ in the year that just ended, what was its earnings per share and what is its current price$-$earnings ratio? $($Round answers to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.15\mathrm{.}25.)$

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If the typical price$-$earnings ratio for a bank is currently $15,$ what does the price$-$earnings ratio for Blossom tell you about its prospects?

The market is optimistic about Blossom's prospects than it is about the prospects of the typical bank.