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Should Value Investors Buy Gold Resource (GORO) Stock?

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The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.

Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by the market at large.

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 company value investors might notice is Gold Resource (GORO - Free Report) . GORO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and an A for Value.

We should also highlight that GORO has a P/B ratio of 0.66. 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 1.52. Over the past 12 months, GORO's P/B has been as high as 1.49 and as low as 0.61, with a median of 1.19.

Finally, investors should note that GORO has a P/CF ratio of 4.98. 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 14.33. Within the past 12 months, GORO's P/CF has been as high as 6.98 and as low as 3.24, with a median of 5.22.

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


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