Should Value Investors Buy US Foods (USFD) Stock?

Zacks
04 Dec 2024

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, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true valuation metrics, to find these stocks.

On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the "Value" category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and "A" grades for Value will be some of the highest-quality value stocks on the market today.

US Foods (USFD) is a stock many investors are watching right now. USFD is currently holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A.

Investors will also notice that USFD has a PEG ratio of 0.90. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. USFD's PEG compares to its industry's average PEG of 1.34. Over the last 12 months, USFD's PEG has been as high as 0.91 and as low as 0.64, with a median of 0.78.

Value investors also frequently use the P/S ratio. This metric is found by dividing a stock's price with the company's revenue. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. USFD has a P/S ratio of 0.44. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.93.

Finally, our model also underscores that USFD has a P/CF ratio of 16.66. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. USFD's P/CF compares to its industry's average P/CF of 17.60. Within the past 12 months, USFD's P/CF has been as high as 16.81 and as low as 12.14, with a median of 14.23.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in US Foods's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that USFD is an impressive value stock right now.

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