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NNGRY vs. BWIN: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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Investors interested in Insurance - Life Insurance stocks are likely familiar with NN Group NV Unsponsored ADR (NNGRY - Free Report) and The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN - Free Report) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.

There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight companies with specific traits.

NN Group NV Unsponsored ADR has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while The Baldwin Insurance Group has a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now. This system places an emphasis on companies that have seen positive earnings estimate revisions, so investors should feel comfortable knowing that NNGRY is likely seeing its earnings outlook improve to a greater extent. But this is only part of the picture for value investors.

Value investors analyze a variety of traditional, tried-and-true metrics to help find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Our Value category highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.

NNGRY currently has a forward P/E ratio of 8.43, while BWIN has a forward P/E of 8.56. We also note that NNGRY has a PEG ratio of 0.29. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. BWIN currently has a PEG ratio of 0.42.

Another notable valuation metric for NNGRY is its P/B ratio of 0.87. The P/B is a method of comparing a stock's market value to its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, BWIN has a P/B of 1.74.

These are just a few of the metrics contributing to NNGRY's Value grade of B and BWIN's Value grade of D.

NNGRY stands above BWIN thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that NNGRY is the superior value option right now.

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