Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we a
Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.
Looking at the history of these trends, perhaps none is more beloved than value investing. This strategy simply looks to identify companies that are being undervalued by the broader market. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by the market at large.
Zacks has developed the innovative Style Scores system to highlight stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will be interested in stocks with great grades in the "Value" category. When paired with a high Zacks Rank, "A" grades in the Value category are among the strongest value stocks on the market today.
One stock to keep an eye on is VEON (VEON). VEON is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 6.62 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 17.40. Over the past 52 weeks, VEON's Forward P/E has been as high as 10.57 and as low as 6.13, with a median of 8.78.
Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. This is a popular metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement, so they are often considered a better performance indicator. VEON has a P/S ratio of 0.8. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.34.
Finally, investors should note that VEON has a P/CF ratio of 2.27. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 6.24. Within the past 12 months, VEON's P/CF has been as high as 3.41 and as low as -1.12, with a median of 2.40.
Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that VEON is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, VEON sticks out as one of the market's strongest value stocks.
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