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Should Value Investors Buy Nexa Resources (NEXA) Stock?

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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.

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 a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.

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 to watch right now is Nexa Resources (NEXA - Free Report) . NEXA is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), as well as an A grade for Value.

We also note that NEXA holds a PEG ratio of 0.71. 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. NEXA's PEG compares to its industry's average PEG of 1.55. NEXA's PEG has been as high as 0.76 and as low as 0.11, with a median of 0.39, all within the past year.

Another valuation metric that we should highlight is NEXA's P/B ratio of 0.59. 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. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 1.71. Over the past year, NEXA's P/B has been as high as 1.10 and as low as 0.55, with a median of 0.70.

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

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