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Should Value Investors Buy Grocery Outlet (GO) Stock?

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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, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

In addition to the Zacks Rank, investors looking for stocks with specific traits can utilize our Style Scores system. Of course, value investors will be most interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with "A" grades for Value and high Zacks Ranks are among the best value stocks available at any given moment.

One company to watch right now is Grocery Outlet (GO - Free Report) . GO is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) and an A for Value. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 16.32 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 20.41. GO's Forward P/E has been as high as 22.28 and as low as 11.17, with a median of 17.03, all within the past year.

Investors will also notice that GO has a PEG ratio of 3.06. This figure is similar to the commonly-used P/E ratio, with the PEG ratio also factoring in a company's expected earnings growth rate. GO's industry has an average PEG of 3.31 right now. Over the last 12 months, GO's PEG has been as high as 16.85 and as low as 1.65, with a median of 3.34.

Finally, investors should note that GO has a P/CF ratio of 9.95. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. GO's P/CF compares to its industry's average P/CF of 14.46. Over the past year, GO's P/CF has been as high as 14.46 and as low as 7.25, with a median of 10.72.

These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Grocery Outlet is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, GO feels like a great value stock at the moment.

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