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Are Investors Undervaluing Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 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.

Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

In addition to the Zacks Rank, investors looking for stocks with specific traits can utilize our Style Scores system. Of course, value investors will be most interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with "A" grades for Value and high Zacks Ranks are among the best value stocks available at any given moment.

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. IVR is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 3.7. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.43. Over the past 52 weeks, IVR's Forward P/E has been as high as 4.12 and as low as 2.63, with a median of 3.41.

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. IVR has a P/S ratio of 2.3. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 2.35.

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

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