Is Huntsman (HUN) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Zacks has developed the innovative Style Scores system to highlight stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will be interested in stocks with great grades in the "Value" category. When paired with a high Zacks Rank, "A" grades in the Value category are among the strongest value stocks on the market today.

One stock to keep an eye on is Huntsman (HUN). HUN is currently holding a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 10.03, which compares to its industry's average of 12.26. Over the past year, HUN's Forward P/E has been as high as 19.13 and as low as 7.64, with a median of 12.29.

Another valuation metric that we should highlight is HUN's P/B ratio of 1.85. 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. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 2.54. HUN's P/B has been as high as 1.88 and as low as 1.39, with a median of 1.65, over the past year.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that HUN has a P/CF ratio of 7.81. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. This company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 11.01. Within the past 12 months, HUN's P/CF has been as high as 10.04 and as low as 4.06, with a median of 6.18.

Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Huntsman is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, HUN sticks out at as one of the market's strongest value stocks.

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