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Are Investors Undervaluing Sappi (SPPJY) Right Now?

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Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.

Looking at the history of these trends, perhaps none is more beloved than value investing. This strategy simply looks to identify companies that are being undervalued by the broader market. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

One company value investors might notice is Sappi (SPPJY - Free Report) . SPPJY is currently holding a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 4.89 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 11.56. Over the past year, SPPJY's Forward P/E has been as high as 7.78 and as low as 3.08, with a median of 4.75.

These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Sappi is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, SPPJY feels like a great value stock at the moment.

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