According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, a Premium feature, the following defensive stocks were trading with low price-sales ratios as of Oct. 7.
Star Group
Shares of Star Group LP (SGU, Financial) were trading around $9.69 with a price-sales ratio of 0.30 and a price-earnings ratio of 11.69.
The company, which provides home heating products and services to residential and commercial customers, has a $423.85 million market cap. The share price has risen at an annualized rate of 10.91% over the past decade.
The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $8.87, suggesting it is overpriced by 9.24%.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 3.17% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.82% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
Flotek Industries
On Wednesday, Flotek Industries Inc. (FTK, Financial) was trading around $2.66 per share with a price-sales ratio of 2.29 and a price-book ratio of 1.79.
The company, which provides chemistry-based technology solutions for energy, industrial and consumer applications, has a market cap of $189.68 million. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 5.90% over the past 10 years.
With 6.23% of outstanding shares, David Nierenberg (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Robert Bruce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.97%.
PrimeEnergy Resources
PrimeEnergy Resources Corp. (PNRG, Financial) was trading around $68.85 on Wednesday with a price-sales ratio of 2.22 and a price-book ratio of 1.48.
The independent oil and natural gas company has a market cap of $137.30 million. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 14.14% over the past decade.
NACCO Industries
NACCO Industries Inc. (NC, Financial) was trading around $18.55 per share with a price-sales ratio of 0.98 and a price-earnings ratio of 4.50.
The holding company has a market cap of $130.45 million. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 18.05% over the past decade.
The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $44.09, suggesting it is undervalued with a 57.9% margin of safety, while the Peter Lynch fair value is $53.42.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Simons' firm with 4.87% of outstanding shares.
Aemetis
Aemetis Inc. (AMTX, Financial) was trading around $3.47 on Wednesday with a price-sales ratio of 0.37.
The international renewable fuel and biochemicals company has a market cap of $72.97 million. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 15.80% over the past decade.
With 1.81% of outstanding shares, Simons' firm is the company's largest guru shareholder.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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