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 are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
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 tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.
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.
Frontier Group (ULCC) is a stock many investors are watching right now. ULCC is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) and an A for Value. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 4.48 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 7.89. Over the last 12 months, ULCC's Forward P/E has been as high as 148.72 and as low as 4.48, with a median of 10.60.
Investors will also notice that ULCC has a PEG ratio of 0.23. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. ULCC's PEG compares to its industry's average PEG of 0.42.
Investors should also recognize that ULCC has a P/B ratio of 1.61. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks attractive against its industry's average P/B of 2.20. Within the past 52 weeks, ULCC's P/B has been as high as 3.75 and as low as 1.22, with a median of 2.50.
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. ULCC has a P/S ratio of 0.26. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.45.
Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Frontier Group is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, ULCC sticks out at as one of the market's strongest value stocks.
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