When Should You Buy Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN)?

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Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN), a multiline retail company based in United States, received a lot of attention from a substantial price increase on the NYSE over the last few months. With many analysts covering the mid-cap stock, we may expect any price-sensitive announcements have already been factored into the stock’s share price. However, could the stock still be trading at a relatively cheap price? Let’s take a look at Nordstrom’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if the opportunity still exists. View our latest analysis for Nordstrom

Is Nordstrom still cheap?

According to my valuation model, Nordstrom seems to be fairly priced at around 15.82% below my intrinsic value, which means if you buy Nordstrom today, you’d be paying a fair price for it. And if you believe the company’s true value is $56.89, then there isn’t much room for the share price grow beyond what it’s currently trading. In addition to this, it seems like Nordstrom’s share price is quite stable, which could mean there may be less chances to buy low in the future now that it’s fairly valued. This is because the stock is less volatile than the wider market given its low beta.

What does the future of Nordstrom look like?

NYSE:JWN Future Profit Feb 12th 18
NYSE:JWN Future Profit Feb 12th 18

Investors looking for growth in their portfolio may want to consider the prospects of a company before buying its shares. Buying a great company with a robust outlook at a cheap price is always a good investment, so let’s also take a look at the company’s future expectations. Nordstrom’s earnings growth are expected to be in the teens in the upcoming years, indicating a solid future ahead. This should lead to robust cash flows, feeding into a higher share value.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? JWN’s optimistic future growth appears to have been factored into the current share price, with shares trading around its fair value. However, there are also other important factors which we haven’t considered today, such as the financial strength of the company. Have these factors changed since the last time you looked at the stock? Will you have enough conviction to buy should the price fluctuates below the true value?

Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping an eye on JWN, now may not be the most optimal time to buy, given it is trading around its fair value. However, the positive outlook is encouraging for the company, which means it’s worth further examining other factors such as the strength of its balance sheet, in order to take advantage of the next price drop.

Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on Nordstrom. You can find everything you need to know about Nordstrom in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in Nordstrom, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.

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