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Should Value Investors Buy HysterYale Materials Handling (HY) Stock?

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Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

In addition to the Zacks Rank, investors looking for stocks with specific traits can utilize our Style Scores system. Of course, value investors will be most interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with "A" grades for Value and high Zacks Ranks are among the best value stocks available at any given moment.

HysterYale Materials Handling (HY - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. HY is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 9.80, while its industry has an average P/E of 11.12. HY's Forward P/E has been as high as 11.02 and as low as 6.94, with a median of 8.77, all within the past year.

Value investors also frequently use the P/S ratio. This metric is found by dividing a stock's price with the company's revenue. This is a prefered metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. HY has a P/S ratio of 0.32. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.79.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that HY has a P/CF ratio of 6.71. This metric focuses on a firm's operating cash flow and is often used to find stocks that are undervalued based on the strength of their cash outlook. This company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 11.23. Within the past 12 months, HY's P/CF has been as high as 44.34 and as low as 4.39, with a median of 6.71.

These are only a few of the key metrics included in HysterYale Materials Handling's strong Value grade, but they help show that the stock is likely undervalued right now. When factoring in the strength of its earnings outlook, HY looks like an impressive value stock at the moment.


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