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TPC or EME: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

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Investors interested in Building Products - Heavy Construction stocks are likely familiar with Tutor Perini (TPC) and Emcor Group (EME). 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.

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 proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight stocks with specific traits.

Currently, Tutor Perini has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), while Emcor Group has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). This system places an emphasis on companies that have seen positive earnings estimate revisions, so investors should feel comfortable knowing that TPC is likely seeing its earnings outlook improve to a greater extent. However, value investors will care about much more than just this.

Value investors are also interested in a number of tried-and-true valuation metrics that help show when a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

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The Value category of the Style Scores system identifies undervalued companies by looking at a number of key metrics. These include the long-favored P/E ratio, P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that help us determine a company's fair value.

TPC currently has a forward P/E ratio of 8.44, while EME has a forward P/E of 17.35. We also note that TPC has a PEG ratio of 0.84. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. EME currently has a PEG ratio of 1.16.

Another notable valuation metric for TPC is its P/B ratio of 0.57. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, EME has a P/B of 2.69.

These metrics, and several others, help TPC earn a Value grade of A, while EME has been given a Value grade of C.

TPC is currently sporting an improving earnings outlook, which makes it stick out in our Zacks Rank model. And, based on the above valuation metrics, we feel that TPC is likely the superior value option right now.


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