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5 Undervalued Energy Stocks
Price to earnings ratio is the most commonly used investment metric. The assessment of relative changes in PE ratio over the course of time highlights the low and high multiples investors are willing to pay for the current and future earnings of a company. Most investors would like to compare the current PE of the company with its historical averages. Comparing a company’s current P/E ratio with benchmarks such as its historical P/E average can help a value investor determine if the stock is cheap, fully valued or overpriced. We identified the top 5 energy stocks trading below or near the average of its yearly low P/E for the last 5 years. These securities are pretty undervalued compared to other securities in this sector. EOG Resources (EOG): EOG Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the exploration, development, production and marketing of natural gas and crude oil primarily in the ... … Read entire article »
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Free cash flow favorites in technology
In addition to the better-known price/earnings ratio, we like to use price/operating cash ?ow and price/free cash ?ow to value stocks relative to their cash-generating ability. We screened for stocks that have grown operating cash flow and also look cheap relative to both operating cash ?ow and free cash ?ow. Three free cash flow favorites are Agilent Technologies (A), Google (GOOG) and Oracle (ORCL). Agilent Technologies, a maker of measurement and testing equipment, illustrates the virtues of cash ?ow. For eight consecutive quarters, it has grown both operating cash ?ow and free cash ? ow at least 35%. Some of that cash went toward the repayment of long-term debt, but much of it remained on the balance sheet, lifting net cash per share to $3.82 from a negative $1.17 two years ago. The con?uence of surging operating momentum and a revitalized balance sheet encouraged management earlier this month to initiate a ... … Read entire article »
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The Safest Stock in Health Care
In an economic downturn, businesses and consumers rush to conserve their resources and cut spending as quickly as possible. There's no telling how long a downturn may last, so taking a conservative stance on making purchases can easily make sense. But there are some things a person simply can't do without. The health care industry, for example, has typically been characterized as a defensive sector. But not all health care stocks are created equal. We saw how this has played out in the latest recession. Hospitals have cut back on buying expensive medical equipment and facilities, or are keeping existing equipment longer. From the patient side, there has been a big reduction in expensive knee and hip replacement procedures, for instance, as those with borderline needs for treatment would rather stay at work and earn a steady paycheck than take time off for an expensive elective surgery. On the flip ... … Read entire article »
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