Investors interested in stocks from the Medical - Products sector have probably already heard of Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) and Boston Scientific (BSX). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.
We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while our Style Scores work to grade companies based on specific traits.
Right now, both Phibro Animal Health and Boston Scientific are sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy). This system places an emphasis on companies that have seen positive earnings estimate revisions, so investors should feel comfortable knowing that these stocks have improving earnings outlooks. But this is just one factor that value investors are interested in.
Value investors analyze a variety of traditional, tried-and-true metrics to help find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.
Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.
PAHC currently has a forward P/E ratio of 14.12, while BSX has a forward P/E of 27.46. We also note that PAHC has a PEG ratio of 1.10. 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. BSX currently has a PEG ratio of 1.68.
Another notable valuation metric for PAHC is its P/B ratio of 5.07. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, BSX has a P/B of 5.8.
These metrics, and several others, help PAHC earn a Value grade of A, while BSX has been given a Value grade of C.
Both PAHC and BSX are impressive stocks with solid earnings outlooks, but based on these valuation figures, we feel that PAHC is the superior value option right now.
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