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Should Value Investors Buy Ping An Insurance Co. of China (PNGAY) Stock?

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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 a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.

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 Ping An Insurance Co. of China (PNGAY - Free Report) . PNGAY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.33. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 9.04. Over the past 52 weeks, PNGAY's Forward P/E has been as high as 7.81 and as low as 4.52, with a median of 5.81.

Value investors also frequently use the P/S ratio. This metric is found by dividing a stock's price with the company's revenue. This is a preferred metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. PNGAY has a P/S ratio of 1.02. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.09.

These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Ping An Insurance Co. of China is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, PNGAY feels like a great value stock at the moment.

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