The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.
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.
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.
Chatham Lodging Trust REIT (CLDT) is a stock many investors are watching right now. CLDT is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 6.77, while its industry has an average P/E of 15.95. Over the past year, CLDT's Forward P/E has been as high as 8.70 and as low as 5.56, with a median of 7.10.
Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. CLDT has a P/S ratio of 2. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 3.68.
If you're looking for another solid REIT and Equity Trust - Other value stock, take a look at Summit Hotel Properties (INN). INN is a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) stock with a Value score of A.
Shares of Summit Hotel Properties are currently trading at a forward earnings multiple of 7.65 and a PEG ratio of 1.26 compared to its industry's P/E and PEG ratios of 15.95 and 1.68, respectively.
Over the past year, INN's P/E has been as high as 7.90, as low as 4.05, with a median of 6.60; its PEG ratio has been as high as 1.57, as low as 0.86, with a median of 1.13 during the same time period.
Furthermore, Summit Hotel Properties holds a P/B ratio of 0.50 and its industry's price-to-book ratio is 1.90. INN's P/B has been as high as 0.59, as low as 0.32, with a median of 0.49 over the past 12 months.
These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Chatham Lodging Trust REIT and Summit Hotel Properties are likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, CLDT and INN feels like a great value stock at the moment.
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