Should Value Investors Buy Suzano (SUZ) Stock?

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.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of 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 Suzano (SUZ). SUZ is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 7.36, while its industry has an average P/E of 13.32. SUZ's Forward P/E has been as high as 8.72 and as low as -53.51, with a median of 6.01, all within the past year.

SUZ is also sporting a PEG ratio of 0.14. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. SUZ's industry has an average PEG of 0.30 right now. Over the last 12 months, SUZ's PEG has been as high as 0.14 and as low as 0.01, with a median of 0.12.

Investors should also recognize that SUZ has a P/B ratio of 1.65. 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 1.93. Over the past year, SUZ's P/B has been as high as 2.39 and as low as 1.55, with a median of 1.81.

Finally, investors should note that SUZ has a P/CF ratio of 3.75. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 8.49. Within the past 12 months, SUZ's P/CF has been as high as 39.34 and as low as 3.52, with a median of 7.53.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Suzano's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that SUZ is an impressive value stock right now.

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