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Should Value Investors Buy DHL Group Sponsored ADR (DHLGY) 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, 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 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 DHL Group Sponsored ADR (DHLGY - Free Report) . DHLGY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 12.14. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 16.59. Over the past 52 weeks, DHLGY's Forward P/E has been as high as 13.53 and as low as 9.70, with a median of 11.91.

Another notable valuation metric for DHLGY is its P/B ratio of 2.22. 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 4.27. Over the past year, DHLGY's P/B has been as high as 2.45 and as low as 1.56, with a median of 2.00.

Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. DHLGY has a P/S ratio of 0.7. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.89.

Finally, our model also underscores that DHLGY has a P/CF ratio of 5.51. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. This company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 15.17. DHLGY's P/CF has been as high as 6.28 and as low as 4.51, with a median of 5.61, all within the past year.

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

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