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Is Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

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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.

On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the "Value" category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and "A" grades for Value will be some of the highest-quality value stocks on the market today.

One stock to keep an eye on is Fiat Chrysler . FCAU is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), as well as an A grade for Value.

FCAU is also sporting a PEG ratio of 0.89. 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. FCAU's industry currently sports an average PEG of 1.22. Over the past 52 weeks, FCAU's PEG has been as high as 4.42 and as low as 0.85, with a median of 1.84.

Finally, investors should note that FCAU has a P/CF ratio of 4.68. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. FCAU's P/CF compares to its industry's average P/CF of 4.93. Over the past year, FCAU's P/CF has been as high as 4.75 and as low as 0.74, with a median of 3.17.

These are only a few of the key metrics included in Fiat Chrysler's strong Value grade, but they help show that the stock is likely undervalued right now. When factoring in the strength of its earnings outlook, FCAU looks like an impressive value stock at the moment.

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