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Are Investors Undervaluing Salzgitter (SZGPY) Right Now?

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. 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.

Salzgitter (SZGPY - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. SZGPY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value.

Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. This is a preferred metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. SZGPY has a P/S ratio of 0.33. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.57.

If you're looking for another solid Steel - Producers value stock, take a look at Ternium (TX - Free Report) . TX is a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) stock with a Value score of A.

Shares of Ternium are currently trading at a forward earnings multiple of 8.04 and a PEG ratio of 0.30 compared to its industry's P/E and PEG ratios of 11.30 and 0.37, respectively.

Over the last 12 months, TX's P/E has been as high as 8.04, as low as 4.75, with a median of 6.53, and its PEG ratio has been as high as 0.45, as low as 0.14, with a median of 0.31.

Furthermore, Ternium holds a P/B ratio of 0.43 and its industry's price-to-book ratio is 2.56. TX's P/B has been as high as 0.45, as low as 0.30, with a median of 0.38 over the past 12 months.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Salzgitter and Ternium's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that SZGPY and TX is an impressive value stock right now.

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