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Is KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

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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.

Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. 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.

One company to watch right now is KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP - Free Report) . KNOP is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 11.55, while its industry has an average P/E of 12.51. KNOP's Forward P/E has been as high as 23.28 and as low as -23.97, with a median of 10.98, all within the past year.

Value investors also use the P/S ratio. The P/S ratio is calculated as price divided by sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. KNOP has a P/S ratio of 0.91. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 2.06.

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

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