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Is 8x8 (EGHT) Stock Undervalued 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.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

8x8 (EGHT - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. EGHT is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A.

EGHT is also sporting a PEG ratio of 0.70. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. EGHT's industry currently sports an average PEG of 1.63. Within the past year, EGHT's PEG has been as high as 0.79 and as low as 0.35, with a median of 0.56.

Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that 8x8 is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, EGHT sticks out as one of the market's strongest value stocks.


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