6 Stocks Trading Below Peter Lynch Value

Tegna tops the list

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Dec 12, 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 their current prices. The following stocks are trading with wide margins of safety and have positive performances over the past 12 months.

Tegna Inc. (TGNA, Financial) is trading around $13.63 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $19.78, which suggests it is undervalued with a margin of safety of 31%. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 12.7%.

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The media company has a market cap of $2.93 billion and an enterprise value of $5.87 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.99, which is higher than 62% of companies in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry. The stock price is currently 20.21% below its 52-week high and 17.60% above its 52-week low. The price-book (P/B) ratio is 4.12

With 5.19% of outstanding shares, Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus, followed by John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.84%, John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%.

ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON, Financial) is trading around $19.42 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $22.75, suggesting it is undervalued with a margin of safety of 15%. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it currently registers a positive performance of about 17%.

The manufacturer of semiconductor components has a market cap of $8.24 billion and an enterprise value of $10.3 billion.Â

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 21.32, which is lower than 56% of companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. The stock price is currently 12.33% below its 52-week high and 63.88% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 3.69.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.36% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.9%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.45% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%.

Gentex Corp. (GNTX, Financial) is trading around $20.44 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $23.45, suggesting it is undervalued with a margin of safety of 13%. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it registered a positive performance of about 12.3%.

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The auto parts manufacturer has a market cap of $5.8 billion and an enterprise value of $5.06 billion.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 16.30, which is higher than 54% of companies in the Global Auto Parts industry. The stock price is currently 7.59% below its 52-week high and 23.21% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 2.91.

Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.62% of outstanding shares, followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.43%, Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18% and Greenblatt with 0.18%.

Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. (APLE, Financial) is trading around $19.74 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $23.55, which suggests it is undervalued with a margin of safety of 16%. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of about 9.3%.

The real estate investment trust has a market cap of $4.4 billion and an enterprise value of $5.71 billion.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 1.25, which is lower than 68% of companies in the Global REIT - Hotel & Motel industry. The stock price is currently 4.55% below its 52-week high and 12.86% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 1.25.

With 0.25% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.

Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC, Financial) is trading around $20.89 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $24.14, suggesting it is undervalued with a margin of safety of 13%. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 8.2%.

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The life insurance company has a market cap of $41.34 billion and an enterprise value of $36.92 billion.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 14.63, which is lower than 51% of companies in the Global Insurance - Life industry. The stock price is currently 3.71% below its 52-week high and 25.69% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 1.35.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.2% of outstanding shares, followed by Grantham with 0.02% and Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

TTM Technologies Inc. (TTMI, Financial) is trading around $15.61 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $26.25, suggesting it is undervalued with a margin of safety of 41%. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it currently registers a positive performance of 5.7%.

The computer hardware company has a market cap of $1.59 billion and an enterprise value of $2.27 billion.

The stock is trading with a P/E ratio of 24.78, which is lower than 54% of companies in the Global Contract Manufacturers industry. The stock price is currently 20.11% below its 52-week high and 22.38% above its 52-week low. The P/B ratio is 1.68.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Royce with 1.66% of outstanding shares, followed by John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%, Greenblatt with 0.03% and David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

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