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Are Investors Undervaluing Cynergistek (CTEK) 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 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.

Cynergistek is a stock many investors are watching right now. CTEK is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 7.55 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 21.16. Over the last 12 months, CTEK's Forward P/E has been as high as 11.35 and as low as 6.09, with a median of 7.85.

Investors should also recognize that CTEK has a P/B ratio of 2.44. 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 attractive against its industry's average P/B of 6.25. Over the past year, CTEK's P/B has been as high as 3.08 and as low as 1.84, with a median of 2.21.

Value investors also use the P/S ratio. The P/S ratio is is calculated as price divided by sales. This is a prefered metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. CTEK has a P/S ratio of 0.64. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.33.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Cynergistek's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that CTEK is an impressive value stock right now.

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