Several gurus are focusing on stocks whose Peter Lynch fair values are far above the current prices, according to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener. The following stocks are trading with wide margins of safety and have positive performances over the past 12 months.
The Kroger Co. (KR, Financial) is trading around $29.72 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $35.36, which suggests it is undervalued with a 16% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 18.5%.
The company, which operates a grocery store chain, has a market cap of $23.68 billion and an enterprise value of $36.21 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 7.18, which is lower than 82% of companies in the Global Grocery Stores industry. The stock price is currently 5.50% below its 52-week high and 50.94% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 3.47.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27% of outstanding shares, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%.
Nutrisystem Inc. (NTRI, Financial) is trading around $38.5 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $43.5, which suggests it is undervalued with a 11% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 33.6%.
The company provides weight loss solutions and weight management products. It has a market cap of $1.14 billion and an enterprise value of $1.07 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 22.13, which is higher than 57% of companies in the Global Personal Services industry. The stock price is currently 36.68% below its 52-week high and 47.76% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 9.32.
Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder with 5% of outstanding shares, followed by Greenblatt with 1.26%, Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2% and John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI, Financial) is trading around $36.23 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $44.5, which suggests it is undervalued with a 19% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 7.6%.
The company, which acquires, owns and manages real estate properties, has a market cap of $7.74 billion and an enterprise value of $12.09 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 20.37, which is lower than 59% of companies in the Global REIT - Diversified industry. The stock price is currently 7.86% below its 52-week high and 11.44% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 3.19.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.87% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 3.69% and Pioneer Investments with 0.41%.
United States Steel Corp. (X, Financial) is trading around $36.81 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $44.56, which suggests it is undervalued with a 7% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 9%.
The steel producer has a market cap of $6.51 billion and an enterprise value of $7.99 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 11.11, which is lower than 68% of companies in the Global Steel industry. The stock price is currently 22.73% below its 52-week high and 64.48% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.89.
Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 5.18% of outstanding shares, followed by Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36% and Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio)'s Bridgewater Associates with 0.26%.
Braskem SA (BAK, Financial) is trading around $28.41 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $47.71, suggesting it is undervalued with a 40% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it currently registers a positive performance of about 4%.
The petrochemical company has a market cap of $11.07 billion and an enterprise value of $18.36 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 12.31, which is lower than 71% of companies in the Global Chemicals industry. The stock price is currently 15.77% below its 52-week high and 33.26% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 5.13.
With 1.09% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
