Yahoo Finance Why This 1 Value Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio
For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.
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
Different than growth or momentum investors, value-focused investors are all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under what their true value is before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Dun & Bradstreet (DNB)
Based in Short Hills, NJ, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation is a leading provider of commercial information that serves a diverse set of customer needs globally. D&B reported revenues of $1.75 billion in 2017. Almost 83% of the revenues were derived from its operations in the Americas.
DNB is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Value Style Score of A and VGM Score of A. Shares are currently trading at a forward P/E of 10.2X for the current fiscal year compared to the Business - Information Services industry's P/E of 23.9X. Additionally, DNB has a PEG Ratio of 1.9 and a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 4.7X. Value investors should also note DNB's Price/Sales ratio of 2X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2024, two analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for DNB, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $1.03 per share. DNB also holds an average earnings surprise of 2.6%.
Investors should take the time to consider DNB for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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