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Is Niu Technologies (NIU) 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, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by the market at large.

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 company to watch right now is Niu Technologies (NIU - Free Report) . NIU is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 11.01, which compares to its industry's average of 21.24. Over the past 52 weeks, NIU's Forward P/E has been as high as 36.71 and as low as 5.74, with a median of 11.49.

We should also highlight that NIU has a P/B ratio of 1.38. 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. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 2.53. Over the past 12 months, NIU's P/B has been as high as 3.90 and as low as 1.07, with a median of 2.03.

Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. NIU has a P/S ratio of 0.59. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.76.

Finally, investors should note that NIU has a P/CF ratio of 20.17. 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 company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 36.42. NIU's P/CF has been as high as 35.80 and as low as 9.55, with a median of 15.74, all within the past year.

Another great Automotive - Original Equipment stock you could consider is Volvo (VLVLY - Free Report) , which is a # 2 (Buy) stock with a Value Score of A.

Volvo is trading at a forward earnings multiple of 11.55 at the moment, with a PEG ratio of 0.73. This compares to its industry's average P/E of 21.24 and average PEG ratio of 1.25.

VLVLY's Forward P/E has been as high as 12.33 and as low as 7.86, with a median of 10.20. During the same time period, its PEG ratio has been as high as 1.07, as low as 0.51, with a median of 0.67.

Volvo also has a P/B ratio of 2.43 compared to its industry's price-to-book ratio of 2.53. Over the past year, its P/B ratio has been as high as 2.58, as low as 1.78, with a median of 2.26.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Niu Technologies and Volvo's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that NIU and VLVLY is an impressive value stock right now.


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