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Should Value Investors Buy ABM Industries (ABM) Stock?

Zacks Equity Research
·2 min read

While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

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.

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.

One stock to keep an eye on is ABM Industries (ABM). ABM is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 11.65, while its industry has an average P/E of 29.87. ABM's Forward P/E has been as high as 61.52 and as low as 10.01, with a median of 12.36, all within the past year.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that ABM has a P/CF ratio of 12.87. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. ABM's current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 37.41. Over the past 52 weeks, ABM's P/CF has been as high as 16.87 and as low as 7.26, with a median of 13.29.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in ABM Industries's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that ABM is an impressive value stock right now.


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