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Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Synovus Financial (SNV)
Founded in 1888, Columbus, GA-based Synovus Financial Corp. is a diverse financial services company that conducts its banking operations through Synovus Bank. It provides integrated financial services, including commercial and consumer banking, investment, and mortgage services, to its customers through locally branded divisions of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Synovus Bank, which has 246 branches in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
SNV is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Value Style Score of A and VGM Score of B. Shares are currently trading at a forward P/E of 9X for the current fiscal year compared to the Banks - Southeast industry's P/E of 10.7X. Additionally, SNV has a PEG Ratio of 0.9 and a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 8.6X. Value investors should also note SNV's Price/Sales ratio of 1.9X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, eight analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for SNV, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.23 to $5.06 per share. SNV also holds an average earnings surprise of 14.6%.
With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding SNV to their portfolios.
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