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Screen Of The Week 02/01/2011: Peg Ratio Vs. P/e
A value of 1 or less is considered good (at par or undervalued), while a value of greater than 1, in general, is not as good (overvalued). Once again, the PEG Ratio is simply the P/E Ratio divided by the Growth Rate. Many believe this ratio tells a more complete story than just the P/E. A company with a P/E Ratio of 25 and a Growth Rate of 20 would have a PEG Ratio of 1.25 (25 / 20 = 1.25). While a company with a P/E Ratio of 40 and a Growth Rate of 50 would have a PEG Ratio of 0.8. Traditionally, investors would look at the stock with the lower P/E Ratio and deem it a bargain (undervalued). But looking at it closer, you can see it doesn't have the growth rate to justify its P/E. The stock with the P/E of 40, though, is actually the better bargain since its PEG Ratio is lower (0.8), implying it's undervalued with more potential value. (Undervalued in relation to its projected growth rate.) In other words, the lower the PEG, the better the value because the investor would be paying less for each unit of earnings growth. So for this week's screen, we're going to use the PEG ratio to find value. Let's first start with: * PEG Ratio less than 1 (P/E using F(1) divided by its F(1) projected growth rate.) (We're using a classic, textbook example to identify undervalued stocks.) * Average Broker Rating less than or equal to 1.5 (The brokers have to be on board too.) * Average Broker Rating Change over last 4 weeks greater than 0 (Only stocks that have been recently upgraded will get thru.) * Price greater than or equal to $5 * Avg. 20 Day Volume greater than or equal to 100,000 Here are 5 stocks from this week’s list (for Tuesday, 2/1/11): • AVT - Avnet, Inc. • BTU - Peabody Energy Corp. • CSX - CSX Corp. • SOL - Renesola Ltd. • TD - The Toronto-Dominion Bank Sign up now for your 2 week free trial to the Research Wizard and get the rest of the stocks on this list and start using this screen in your own trading. Or create your own strategies and test them before you invest. Know what to buy and when to sell. Sign up now for your two week free trial. Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Kevin Matras is the Research Wizard Product Manager and weekly contributing Editor at Zacks Investment Research who creates and writes the Zacks Commentary Screen of the Week and Know Your Options. For more information, visit www.zacks.com. |
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