Yahoo Finance Here's Why Cencora (COR) is a Strong Value Stock
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While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Different than growth or momentum investors, value-focused investors are all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under what their true value is before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Cencora (COR)
Chesterbrook, PA-based Cencora is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical services companies, which focuses on providing drug distribution and related services to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes.
COR sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Value Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Medical Services industry's P/E of 18.3X, shares of Cencora are trading at a forward P/E of 17.4X. COR also has a PEG Ratio of 1.8, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 13.7X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.2X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2024, two analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for COR, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.16 to $13.43 per share. COR also holds an average earnings surprise of 6.7%.
COR should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive earnings and valuation fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Value and VGM Style Scores.
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