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.
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 rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.
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 Ceragon Networks (CRNT). CRNT is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A.
Investors should also recognize that CRNT has a P/B ratio of 1.29. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 2.33. Within the past 52 weeks, CRNT's P/B has been as high as 2.81 and as low as 0.95, with a median of 1.32.
Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. CRNT has a P/S ratio of 0.59. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.26.
Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Ceragon Networks is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, CRNT sticks out as one of the market's strongest value stocks.
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