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Should Value Investors Buy Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGU) Stock?

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.

On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the "Value" category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and "A" grades for Value will be some of the highest-quality value stocks on the market today.

One company value investors might notice is Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGU - Free Report) . MHGU is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 11.82, while its industry has an average P/E of 24.20. Over the past 52 weeks, MHGU's Forward P/E has been as high as 19.79 and as low as 11.51, with a median of 17.21.

Finally, investors will want to recognize that MHGU has a P/CF ratio of 5.78. This data point considers a firm's operating cash flow and is frequently used to find companies that are undervalued when considering their solid cash outlook. MHGU's P/CF compares to its industry's average P/CF of 21.50. Over the past year, MHGU's P/CF has been as high as 7.76 and as low as 4.90, with a median of 5.89.

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


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