Is SSAB (SSAAY) Stock Undervalued Right Now?
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While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.
Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by the market at large.
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On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the "Value" category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and "A" grades for Value will be some of the highest-quality value stocks on the market today.
One company to watch right now is SSAB (SSAAY). SSAAY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 8.43, which compares to its industry's average of 10.89. Over the past 52 weeks, SSAAY's Forward P/E has been as high as 14.36 and as low as 6.49, with a median of 7.99.
Another valuation metric that we should highlight is SSAAY's P/B ratio of 0.97. The P/B is a method of comparing a stock's market value to its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This company's current P/B looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/B of 1.68. Over the past 12 months, SSAAY's P/B has been as high as 1.10 and as low as 0.57, with a median of 0.80.
Finally, investors should note that SSAAY has a P/CF ratio of 7.41. 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 company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 16.64. Within the past 12 months, SSAAY's P/CF has been as high as 7.44 and as low as 3.19, with a median of 4.16.
These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that SSAB is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, SSAAY feels like a great value stock at the moment.
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