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Are Investors Undervaluing Sleep Number (SNBR) Right Now?

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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.

Looking at the history of these trends, perhaps none is more beloved than value investing. This strategy simply looks to identify companies that are being undervalued by the broader 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.

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.

Sleep Number (SNBR - Free Report) is a stock many investors are watching right now. SNBR is currently holding a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) and a Value grade of A.

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. SNBR has a P/S ratio of 0.15. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 0.41.

Finally, our model also underscores that SNBR has a P/CF ratio of 7.83. This figure highlights a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find firms that are undervalued when considering their impressive cash outlook. This company's current P/CF looks solid when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 14.03. SNBR's P/CF has been as high as 10.51 and as low as 2.70, with a median of 6.12, all within the past year.

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


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