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CYD or MBLY: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

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Investors interested in stocks from the Automotive - Original Equipment sector have probably already heard of China Yuchai (CYD - Free Report) and Mobileye Global (MBLY - Free Report) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.

There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight companies with specific traits.

China Yuchai and Mobileye Global are sporting Zacks Ranks of #2 (Buy) and #3 (Hold), respectively, right now. This system places an emphasis on companies that have seen positive earnings estimate revisions, so investors should feel comfortable knowing that CYD is likely seeing its earnings outlook improve to a greater extent. But this is just one piece of the puzzle for value investors.

Value investors analyze a variety of traditional, tried-and-true metrics to help find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.

CYD currently has a forward P/E ratio of 10.17, while MBLY has a forward P/E of 16.61. We also note that CYD has a PEG ratio of 0.26. 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. MBLY currently has a PEG ratio of 0.61.

Another notable valuation metric for CYD is its P/B ratio of 0.7. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, MBLY has a P/B of 0.83.

These are just a few of the metrics contributing to CYD's Value grade of A and MBLY's Value grade of C.

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

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