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Investors looking for stocks in the Beverages - Alcohol sector might want to consider either Carlsberg AS (CABGY) or Diageo (DEO). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's 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 Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while our Style Scores work to grade companies based on specific traits.
Carlsberg AS has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while Diageo has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now. This means that CABGY's earnings estimate revision activity has been more impressive, so investors should feel comfortable with its improving analyst outlook. But this is just one factor that value investors are interested in.
Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.
Our Value category highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.
CABGY currently has a forward P/E ratio of 15.82, while DEO has a forward P/E of 17.93. We also note that CABGY has a PEG ratio of 1.70. 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. DEO currently has a PEG ratio of 2.56.
Another notable valuation metric for CABGY is its P/B ratio of 4.16. The P/B is a method of comparing a stock's market value to its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, DEO has a P/B of 5.17.
These are just a few of the metrics contributing to CABGY's Value grade of B and DEO's Value grade of C.
CABGY stands above DEO thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that CABGY is the superior value option right now.
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