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Should Value Investors Buy Toyota Motor (TM) Stock?

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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.

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 tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

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 Toyota Motor (TM - Free Report) . TM is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 10.03. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 10.60. Over the past year, TM's Forward P/E has been as high as 10.46 and as low as 7.05, with a median of 8.56.

Investors will also notice that TM has a PEG ratio of 0.33. 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. TM's industry has an average PEG of 0.73 right now. Within the past year, TM's PEG has been as high as 0.35 and as low as 0.28, with a median of 0.30.

Investors should also recognize that TM has a P/B ratio of 1.05. 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 1.09. Over the past year, TM's P/B has been as high as 1.14 and as low as 0.88, with a median of 1.01.

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

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