Here's Why Boyd Gaming (BYD) is a Strong Value Stock

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It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.

While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.

Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock

Finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.

Boyd Gaming (BYD)

Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company. It owns and operates gaming entertainment properties in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. As of Dec 31, 2022, the company owns and operates 27 properties, offering 1.72 million square feet of casino space, 29,836 slot machines, 626 table games and 10,751 hotel rooms.

BYD is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Value Style Score of A and VGM Score of B. Shares are currently trading at a forward P/E of 9.4X for the current fiscal year compared to the Gaming industry's P/E of 24.7X. Additionally, BYD has a PEG Ratio of 1.3 and a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 6.3X. Value investors should also note BYD's Price/Sales ratio of 1.6X.

Many value investors pay close attention to a company's earnings as well. For BYD, three analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $6.33 per share for 2023. Per share BYD boasts an average earnings surprise of 12.2%.

With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding BYD to their portfolios.

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