Investors with an interest in Utility - Electric Power stocks have likely encountered both Evergy Inc (EVRG) and PSEG (PEG). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.
There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight companies with specific traits.
Currently, Evergy Inc has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), while PSEG has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Investors should feel comfortable knowing that EVRG likely has seen a stronger improvement to its earnings outlook than PEG has recently. But this is just one factor that value investors are interested in.
Value investors are also interested in a number of tried-and-true valuation metrics that help show when a company is undervalued at its 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.
EVRG currently has a forward P/E ratio of 16.20, while PEG has a forward P/E of 19.70. We also note that EVRG has a PEG ratio of 2.84. 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. PEG currently has a PEG ratio of 2.90.
Another notable valuation metric for EVRG is its P/B ratio of 1.51. 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, PEG has a P/B of 2.41.
These are just a few of the metrics contributing to EVRG's Value grade of B and PEG's Value grade of D.
EVRG sticks out from PEG in both our Zacks Rank and Style Scores models, so value investors will likely feel that EVRG is the better option right now.
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