7 Rising Stocks That Are Still Undervalued

The Peter Lynch Value gives wide margins of safety

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Apr 13, 2017
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, several gurus are focusing on stocks whose Peter Lynch fair values are far above the current prices. The following stocks are trading with wide margins of safety and have positive performances over the past 12 months.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA ADRĂ‚ (BBVA) is trading around $7.39 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $11.73 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 36%. The stock started its positive upward trend 12 weeks ago; it now registers a positive performance of 14.8%.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA provides banking and financial services. The company's products and services include retail banking, asset management, private banking and wholesale banking.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.04, which is higher than 50% of companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. The price is 5.06% below its 52-week high and 45.91% above its 52-week low. The price-book (P/B) ratio is 0.97.

NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% of outstanding shares is the largest investor among the gurus.

TTM Technologies Inc. (TTMI) is trading around $15.88 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $26.25 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 38%. Twelve weeks back the stock started its positive upward trend; it now registers a positive performance of 11.8%.

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TTM Technologies is a printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer, focusing on quick-turn and PCBs and electromechanical solutions (E-M Solutions).

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 52.36, which is lower than 80% of companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. The price is 9.13% below its 52-week high and 160.93% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 2.00.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.69% followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.17%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.66%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.53%, John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

ACI Worldwide Inc. (ACIW) is trading around $20.94 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $27 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 22%. The stock started its positive upward trend 12 weeks ago; it now registers a positive performance of 11.4%.

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ACI Worldwide together with its subsidiaries develops, markets, installs and supports software products and services to facilitate electronic payments.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 19.56, which is higher than 64% of companies in the Global Software - Application industry. The price is 7.93% below its 52-week high and 39.84% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 3.29.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.25% followed by Royce with 0.59% and Wallace Weitz (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%.

CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) is trading around $20.38 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $28.54 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 27%. Twelve weeks back the stock started its positive upward trend; it now registers a positive performance of 9.2%.

CNO Financial Group is a holding company for a group of insurance companies. The company through its subsidiaries develops, markets and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance and other insurance products.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 10.39, which is higher than 82% of companies in the Global Insurance - Life industry. The price is 3.59% below its 52-week high and 46.29% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 0.81.

HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 3.36% of outstanding shares is the largest investor among the gurus followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.19%, Simons with 0.12%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.07%, Jones with 0.05% and Greenblatt with 0.01%.

ILG Inc. (ILG) is trading around $21.40 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $29.68 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 28%. The stock started its positive upward trend 12 weeks ago; it now registers a positive performance of 20.4%.

ILG is a provider of professionally delivered vacation experiences and the exclusive global licensee for the Hyatt, Sheraton and Westin brands in vacation ownership.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 8.35, which is higher than 89% of companies in the Global Leisure industry. The price is 0.46% below its 52-week high and 81.76% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 1.72.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Weitz with 2.03% followed by Cohen with 0.82%, Simons with 0.43%, Hussman with 0.08%, Jones with 0.04%, Greenblatt with 0.04%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04% and David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

Gildan Activewear Inc. Class AĂ‚ (GIL) is trading around $26.94 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $35.96 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 25%. Twelve weeks back the stock started its positive upward trend; it now registers a positive performance of 8.5%.

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Gildan Activewear is a supplier of basic family apparel including T-shirts, fleece, sport shirts, underwear and socks.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 18.82, which is higher than 50% of companies in the Global Apparel Manufacturing industry. The price is 15.87% below its 52-week high and 15.03% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 2.98.

PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.06% of outstanding shares is the largest investor among the gurus followed by Private Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17%, Royce with 0.04%, Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%, Greenblatt with 0.03% and Simons with 0.02%.

Akorn Inc. (AKRX) is trading around $32.99 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $37 so the stock is undervalued with a margin of safety of 11%. The stock started its positive upward trend 12 weeks ago; it now registers a positive performance of 50.9%.

Akorn is a generic pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets generic and branded prescription pharmaceuticals and branded as well as private-label over-the-counter consumer health products and animal health pharmaceuticals.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 22.13, which is higher than 79% of companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and Generic industry. The price is 7.46% below its 52-week high and 86.03% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 4.97.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 6.98% followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.95%, FPA Capital Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31%, Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.3%, Cohen with 0.25%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%, Greenblatt with 0.12%, First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11% and Gabelli with 0.05%.

Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.

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