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Are Investors Undervaluing Hennes & Mauritz (HNNMY) Right Now?

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While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. 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 Hennes & Mauritz (HNNMY - Free Report) . HNNMY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value.

We should also highlight that HNNMY has a P/B ratio of 6.09. The P/B ratio is used to compare a stock's market value with its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This company's current P/B looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/B of 6.98. Within the past 52 weeks, HNNMY's P/B has been as high as 6.27 and as low as 4.01, with a median of 4.87.

Finally, we should also recognize that HNNMY has a P/CF ratio of 8.11. 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 17.29. Within the past 12 months, HNNMY's P/CF has been as high as 9.27 and as low as 6.08, with a median of 7.14.

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

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