Investors interested in Alternative Energy – Other stocks are likely familiar with TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR (TTE) and Ormat Technologies (ORA). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We’ll need to take a closer look to find out.
There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight companies with specific traits.
Right now, TotalEnergies SE Sponsored ADR is sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while Ormat Technologies has a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell). Investors should feel comfortable knowing that TTE likely has seen a stronger improvement to its earnings outlook than ORA has recently. But this is just one factor that value investors are interested in.
Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.
Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.
TTE currently has a forward P/E ratio of 8.39, while ORA has a forward P/E of 53.09. We also note that TTE has a PEG ratio of 0.41. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company’s expected earnings growth rate. ORA currently has a PEG ratio of 4.10.
Another notable valuation metric for TTE is its P/B ratio of 1.21. 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. By comparison, ORA has a P/B of 2.02.
These are just a few of the metrics contributing to TTE’s Value grade of B and ORA’s Value grade of C.
TTE stands above ORA thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that TTE is the superior value option right now.
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