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Are Investors Undervaluing Condor Hospitality (CDOR) Right Now?

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Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.

Looking at the history of these trends, perhaps none is more beloved than value investing. This strategy simply looks to identify companies that are being undervalued by the broader market. 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 Condor Hospitality . CDOR is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 8.85 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 15.70. Over the past year, CDOR's Forward P/E has been as high as 22.13 and as low as 8.53, with a median of 9.62.

Another valuation metric that we should highlight is CDOR's P/B ratio of 1.26. 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 attractive against its industry's average P/B of 2.51. Over the past year, CDOR's P/B has been as high as 1.31 and as low as 1.07, with a median of 1.19.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that CDOR has a P/CF ratio of 8.69. 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 13.88. Over the past 52 weeks, CDOR's P/CF has been as high as 11.57 and as low as 7.95, with a median of 9.01.

Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Condor Hospitality is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, CDOR sticks out at as one of the market's strongest value stocks.