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GMED or ITGR: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

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Investors looking for stocks in the Medical - Instruments sector might want to consider either Globus Medical (GMED - Free Report) or Integer (ITGR - Free Report) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out.

The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank puts an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, while our Style Scores work to identify stocks with specific traits.

Globus Medical and Integer are sporting Zacks Ranks of #1 (Strong Buy) and #3 (Hold), respectively, right now. Investors should feel comfortable knowing that GMED likely has seen a stronger improvement to its earnings outlook than ITGR has recently. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.

Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

Our Value category highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.

GMED currently has a forward P/E ratio of 16.86, while ITGR has a forward P/E of 20.55. We also note that GMED has a PEG ratio of 1.35. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. ITGR currently has a PEG ratio of 2.96.

Another notable valuation metric for GMED is its P/B ratio of 2.34. 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. For comparison, ITGR has a P/B of 2.48.

Based on these metrics and many more, GMED holds a Value grade of B, while ITGR has a Value grade of C.

GMED stands above ITGR thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that GMED is the superior value option right now.

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