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, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.
In addition to the Zacks Rank, investors looking for stocks with specific traits can utilize our Style Scores system. Of course, value investors will be most interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with "A" grades for Value and high Zacks Ranks are among the best value stocks available at any given moment.
One company value investors might notice is Crocs (CROX). CROX is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 6.89, while its industry has an average P/E of 16.15. Over the last 12 months, CROX's Forward P/E has been as high as 10.77 and as low as 5.62, with a median of 7.89.
Another valuation metric that we should highlight is CROX's P/B ratio of 3.17. 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 solid versus its industry's average P/B of 7.56. Over the past year, CROX's P/B has been as high as 5.29 and as low as 2.52, with a median of 3.37.
Finally, our model also underscores that CROX has a P/CF ratio of 14.42. This figure highlights a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find firms that are undervalued when considering their impressive cash outlook. CROX's current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 23.13. Over the past year, CROX's P/CF has been as high as 19.53 and as low as 4.86, with a median of 6.52.
Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Crocs is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, CROX sticks out as one of the market's strongest value stocks.
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