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Are Investors Undervaluing Plains Group (PAGP) Right Now?

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

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 stock to keep an eye on is Plains Group (PAGP - Free Report) . PAGP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 14.96 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 18.37. PAGP's Forward P/E has been as high as 18.69 and as low as 10.50, with a median of 13.34, all within the past year.

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

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