Should Value Investors Buy Ryder System (R) 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, 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 rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

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.

One company value investors might notice is Ryder System (R). R is currently holding a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 12.74 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 12.82. R's Forward P/E has been as high as 13.18 and as low as 9.22, with a median of 11.32, all within the past year.

Another valuation metric that we should highlight is R's P/B ratio of 2.44. The P/B is a method of comparing a stock's market value to its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This company's current P/B looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/B of 3.66. R's P/B has been as high as 2.52 and as low as 1.79, with a median of 2.16, over the past year.

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. R has a P/S ratio of 0.76. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 1.11.

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

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