Yahoo Finance APELY or LOGI: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors looking for stocks in the Computer - Peripheral Equipment sector might want to consider either Alps Electric (APELY) or Logitech (LOGI). 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.
We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight stocks with specific traits.
Right now, Alps Electric is sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), while Logitech has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell). This means that APELY'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 tend to look at a number of traditional, tried-and-true figures to help them find stocks that they believe are undervalued at their 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.
APELY currently has a forward P/E ratio of 7.76, while LOGI has a forward P/E of 16.84. We also note that APELY has a PEG ratio of 0.54. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. LOGI currently has a PEG ratio of 3.98.
Another notable valuation metric for APELY is its P/B ratio of 0.62. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, LOGI has a P/B of 3.81.
These are just a few of the metrics contributing to APELY's Value grade of B and LOGI's Value grade of C.
APELY sticks out from LOGI in both our Zacks Rank and Style Scores models, so value investors will likely feel that APELY is the better option right now.
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