Investors interested in Electronics - Miscellaneous Products stocks are likely familiar with Royal Philips (PHG) and Garmin (GRMN). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.
There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight stocks with specific traits.
Currently, Royal Philips has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while Garmin has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). This system places an emphasis on companies that have seen positive earnings estimate revisions, so investors should feel comfortable knowing that PHG is likely seeing its earnings outlook improve to a greater extent. But this is just one piece of the puzzle for value investors.
Value investors analyze a variety of traditional, tried-and-true metrics to help find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.
Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.
PHG currently has a forward P/E ratio of 16.97, while GRMN has a forward P/E of 19.93. We also note that PHG has a PEG ratio of 1.12. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. GRMN currently has a PEG ratio of 2.71.
Another notable valuation metric for PHG is its P/B ratio of 2.50. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, GRMN has a P/B of 3.49.
Based on these metrics and many more, PHG holds a Value grade of B, while GRMN has a Value grade of D.
PHG sticks out from GRMN in both our Zacks Rank and Style Scores models, so value investors will likely feel that PHG is the better option right now.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (PHG): Free Stock Analysis Report
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN): Free Stock Analysis Report
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