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Why This 1 Value Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio

Zacks Equity Research
·2-min read

It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.

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.

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Crane Holdings (CR)

Crane Co., founded in 1855, is currently headquartered in Stamford, CT. The company is recognized for its diversified product portfolio of engineered industrial products. It employs roughly 11,000 people (as of 2020-end) in the Americas, Australia, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

CR sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Value Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of B. Compared to the Manufacturing - Material Handling industry's P/E of 12.8X, shares of Crane Holdings are trading at a forward P/E of 12.8X. CR also has a PEG Ratio of 1.4, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 11.5X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1.7X.

A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2022, four analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for CR, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.21 to $7.70 per share. CR also holds an average earnings surprise of 15.6%.

CR should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive earnings and valuation fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Value and VGM Style Scores.


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