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ODP or DKS: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

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Investors interested in Retail - Miscellaneous stocks are likely familiar with ODP Corp. (ODP - Free Report) and Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS - Free Report) . 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.

ODP Corp. and Dick's Sporting Goods are both sporting a Zacks Rank of # 1 (Strong Buy) right now. The Zacks Rank favors stocks that have recently seen positive revisions to their earnings estimates, so investors should rest assured that both of these companies have improving earnings outlooks. But this is only part of the picture for value investors.

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 highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.

ODP currently has a forward P/E ratio of 6.23, while DKS has a forward P/E of 9.05. We also note that ODP has a PEG ratio of 0.91. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. DKS currently has a PEG ratio of 1.61.

Another notable valuation metric for ODP is its P/B ratio of 0.83. The P/B ratio is used to compare a stock's market value with its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, DKS has a P/B of 2.23.

Based on these metrics and many more, ODP holds a Value grade of A, while DKS has a Value grade of C.

Both ODP and DKS are impressive stocks with solid earnings outlooks, but based on these valuation figures, we feel that ODP is the superior value option right now.


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