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Should Value Investors Buy KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Stock?

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While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

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.

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.

KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. KNOP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade 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 popular metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement, so they are often considered a better performance indicator. KNOP has a P/S ratio of 0.94. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.98.

Finally, we should also recognize that KNOP has a P/CF ratio of 2.42. This data point considers a firm's operating cash flow and is frequently used to find companies that are undervalued when considering their solid cash outlook. This company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 7.20. KNOP's P/CF has been as high as 2.42 and as low as 1.43, with a median of 1.85, all within the past year.

Investors could also keep in mind Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NPNYY - Free Report) , another Transportation - Shipping stock with a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and Value grade of A.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha sports a P/B ratio of 0.81 as well; this compares to its industry's price-to-book ratio of 2.24. In the past 52 weeks, NPNYY's P/B has been as high as 0.94, as low as 0.70, with a median of 0.80.

Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that KNOT Offshore Partners and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha are likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, KNOP and NPNYY sticks out as one of the market's strongest value stocks.

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