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LKNCY vs. CCEP: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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Investors with an interest in Beverages - Soft drinks stocks have likely encountered both Luckin Coffee Inc. Sponsored ADR (LKNCY - Free Report) and Coca-Cola European (CCEP - Free Report) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out.

Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight stocks with specific traits.

Luckin Coffee Inc. Sponsored ADR and Coca-Cola European are sporting Zacks Ranks of #1 (Strong Buy) and #4 (Sell), respectively, right now. This means that LKNCY's earnings estimate revision activity has been more impressive, so investors should feel comfortable with its improving analyst outlook. But this is only part of the picture for value investors.

Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

Our Value category highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.

LKNCY currently has a forward P/E ratio of 13.11, while CCEP has a forward P/E of 23.70. We also note that LKNCY has a PEG ratio of 0.40. 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. CCEP currently has a PEG ratio of 2.76.

Another notable valuation metric for LKNCY is its P/B ratio of 4.04. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, CCEP has a P/B of 5.32.

These metrics, and several others, help LKNCY earn a Value grade of B, while CCEP has been given a Value grade of D.

LKNCY is currently sporting an improving earnings outlook, which makes it stick out in our Zacks Rank model. And, based on the above valuation metrics, we feel that LKNCY is likely the superior value option right now.

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