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Are You a Value Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick

Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock

Finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.

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Travelers (TRV)

Established in 1853 and is based in New York, NY, The Travelers Companies Inc., a holding company, is principally engaged, through its subsidiaries, in providing a wide variety of property and casualty insurance and surety products and services to businesses, organizations and individuals in the United States. and select international markets.

TRV sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Value Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. Compared to the Insurance - Property and Casualty industry's P/E of 14.5X, shares of Travelers are trading at a forward P/E of 12.5X. TRV also has a PEG Ratio of 1.4, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 4.5X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1.1X.

A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2023, six analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for TRV, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.20 to $14.31 per share. TRV also holds an average earnings surprise of 16.4%.

Investors should take the time to consider TRV 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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