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Should Value Investors Buy Summit Hotel Properties (INN) Stock?

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The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.

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.

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.

One company to watch right now is Summit Hotel Properties (INN - Free Report) . INN is currently holding a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 7.65, which compares to its industry's average of 16.78. Over the past year, INN's Forward P/E has been as high as 7.90 and as low as 4.05, with a median of 6.60.

Investors will also notice that INN has a PEG ratio of 1.26. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. INN's PEG compares to its industry's average PEG of 1.61. INN's PEG has been as high as 1.57 and as low as 0.86, with a median of 1.13, all within the past year.

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO - Free Report) may be another strong REIT and Equity Trust - Other stock to add to your shortlist. VNO is a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) stock with a Value grade of A.

Vornado Realty Trust is currently trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 17.38 while its PEG ratio sits at 5.01. Both of the company's metrics compare favorably to its industry's average P/E of 16.78 and average PEG ratio of 1.61.

VNO's price-to-earnings ratio has been as high as 21.49 and as low as 14.14, with a median of 17.38, while its PEG ratio has been as high as 14.58 and as low as 4.60, with a median of 10.34, all within the past year.

Vornado Realty Trust also has a P/B ratio of 1.58 compared to its industry's price-to-book ratio of 1.97. Over the past year, its P/B ratio has been as high as 2.04, as low as 1.36, with a median of 1.75.

These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Summit Hotel Properties and Vornado Realty Trust are likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, INN and VNO feels like a great value stock at the moment.

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