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Should Value Investors Buy Seanergy Maritime Holdings (SHIP) Stock?

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Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.

Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.

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.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (SHIP - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. SHIP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 9.27, while its industry has an average P/E of 14.49. Over the last 12 months, SHIP's Forward P/E has been as high as 9.63 and as low as 2.82, with a median of 6.88.

Another notable valuation metric for SHIP is its P/B ratio of 0.69. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 1.93. SHIP's P/B has been as high as 1.02 and as low as 0.41, with a median of 0.55, over the past year.

Value investors also use the P/S ratio. The P/S ratio is calculated as price divided by sales. This is a preferred metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. SHIP has a P/S ratio of 1.71. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.97.

Finally, we should also recognize that SHIP has a P/CF ratio of 3.79. 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 stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 9.27. Over the past 52 weeks, SHIP's P/CF has been as high as 4.13 and as low as 1.70, with a median of 2.17.

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

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