Investors interested in stocks from the Medical – Products sector have probably already heard of Haemonetics (HAE – Free Report) and Abbott (ABT – Free Report) . But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We’ll need to take a closer look.
Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight companies with specific traits.
Currently, both Haemonetics and Abbott are holding a Zacks Rank of # 2 (Buy). The Zacks Rank favors stocks that have recently seen positive revisions to their earnings estimates, so investors should rest assured that both of these companies have improving earnings outlooks. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.
Value investors also tend to look at a number of traditional, tried-and-true figures to help them find stocks that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.
Our Value category highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.
HAE currently has a forward P/E ratio of 17.08, while ABT has a forward P/E of 22.07. We also note that HAE has a PEG ratio of 1.22. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock’s expected earnings growth rate. ABT currently has a PEG ratio of 2.43.
Another notable valuation metric for HAE is its P/B ratio of 4.57. The P/B ratio is used to compare a stock’s market value with its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, ABT has a P/B of 4.92.
These metrics, and several others, help HAE earn a Value grade of B, while ABT has been given a Value grade of C.
Both HAE and ABT are impressive stocks with solid earnings outlooks, but based on these valuation figures, we feel that HAE is the superior value option right now.
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