Should Value Investors Buy Fox (FOX) Stock?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

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.

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.

Fox (FOX) is a stock many investors are watching right now. FOX is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 13.3 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 28.47. Over the last 12 months, FOX's Forward P/E has been as high as 13.89 and as low as 10.11, with a median of 11.60.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that FOX has a P/CF ratio of 9.38. This figure highlights a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find firms that are undervalued when considering their impressive cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 9.47. Over the past year, FOX's P/CF has been as high as 10.82 and as low as 7.60, with a median of 9.03.

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

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