Yahoo Finance Here's Why Williams-Sonoma (WSM) is a Strong Value Stock
It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a multi-channel specialty retailer of premium quality home products. Incorporated in 1973, the company has five brands and each of the brands is are operating segments.
WSM sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Value Style Score of B, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Retail - Home Furnishings industry's P/E of 15.9X, shares of Williams-Sonoma are trading at a forward P/E of 18.2X. WSM also has a PEG Ratio of 2.4, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 14.9X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 2.3X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, eight analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for WSM, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.68 to $15.37 per share. WSM also holds an average earnings surprise of 10.3%.
With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding WSM to their portfolios.
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