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Are Investors Undervaluing Berkeley Group (BKGFY) 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.

Looking at the history of these trends, perhaps none is more beloved than value investing. This strategy simply looks to identify companies that are being undervalued by the broader market. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.

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.

One company value investors might notice is Berkeley Group (BKGFY - Free Report) . BKGFY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 11.4. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 11.84. Over the past year, BKGFY's Forward P/E has been as high as 14.89 and as low as 10.11, with a median of 11.66.

We should also highlight that BKGFY has a P/B ratio of 1.06. 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. This stock's P/B looks attractive against its industry's average P/B of 1.27. BKGFY's P/B has been as high as 1.52 and as low as 0.95, with a median of 1.10, over the past year.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Berkeley Group's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that BKGFY is an impressive value stock right now.

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