Should Value Investors Buy Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) Stock?

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, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. 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.

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) is a stock many investors are watching right now. ILPT is currently holding a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.37. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 16.12. Over the past year, ILPT's Forward P/E has been as high as 8.93 and as low as 3.50, with a median of 5.68.

Value investors also use the P/S ratio. The P/S ratio is calculated as price divided by sales. This is a preferred metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. ILPT has a P/S ratio of 1.33. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 3.94.

Another great REIT and Equity Trust - Other stock you could consider is Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), which is a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) stock with a Value Score of A.

Shares of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust currently hold a Forward P/E ratio of 7.82, and its PEG ratio is 1.49. In comparison, its industry sports average P/E and PEG ratios of 16.12 and 1.57.

PEB's price-to-earnings ratio has been as high as 8.94 and as low as 4.77, with a median of 7.42, while its PEG ratio has been as high as 2.03 and as low as 0.50, with a median of 0.58, all within the past year.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust also has a P/B ratio of 0.52 compared to its industry's price-to-book ratio of 1.79. Over the past year, its P/B ratio has been as high as 0.63, as low as 0.34, with a median of 0.50.

Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust are likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, ILPT and PEB sticks out as one of the market's strongest value stocks.

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