While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

Mitsui & Co. (MITSY) is a stock many investors are watching right now. MITSY is currently holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock has a Forward P/E ratio of 9.73. This compares to its industry's average Forward P/E of 11.93. Over the past 52 weeks, MITSY's Forward P/E has been as high as 13.51 and as low as 7.99, with a median of 10.10.

Another notable valuation metric for MITSY is its P/B ratio of 1.16. The P/B is a method of comparing a stock's market value to its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 1.25. Over the past year, MITSY's P/B has been as high as 1.49 and as low as 1.03, with a median of 1.21.

Finally, investors should note that MITSY has a P/CF ratio of 6.48. This data point considers a firm's operating cash flow and is frequently used to find companies that are undervalued when considering their solid cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 16.10. Within the past 12 months, MITSY's P/CF has been as high as 8.54 and as low as 5.37, with a median of 6.65.

Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Mitsui & Co. Is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, MITSY sticks out at as one of the market's strongest value stocks.

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