6 Bargain Stocks Trading Below the Peter Lynch Value

Delta Air Lines, Aaron have margin of safety

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Oct 19, 2018
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Several gurus are focusing on stocks whose Peter Lynch fair values are far above their current prices, according to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener. The following stocks are trading with wide margins of safety and have had positive performance over the last 12 months.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) is trading around $54 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $74.14, which suggests it is undervalued with a 28% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has registered a positive performance of 6.9%.

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The provider of scheduled air transportation has a market cap of $35.54 billion and an enterprise value of $43.85 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 11.33, which is lower than 54% of companies in the Global Airlines industry. The stock price is currently 12.63% below its 52-week high and 9.89% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 2.65

The company's largest guru shareholder is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 9.29% of outstanding shares, followed by the PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.11% and T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) 0.24%.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) is trading around $60 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $75.75, which suggests it is undervalued with a 17% margin of safety. The stock registered a positive three-month performance of 28%.

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The company, which owns and operates high-volume venues, has a market cap of $2.34 billion and an enterprise value of $2.77 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 19.93, which is higher than 79% of companies in the Global Restaurants industry. The stock price is currently 6.53% below its 52-week high and 65.57% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 5.36.

Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.4% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%, Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17% and Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%.

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) is trading around $59 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $79.75, which suggests it is undervalued with a 28% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 15.9%.

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The company, which sells coffee, espresso, teas and cold blended beverages, has a market cap of $79 billion and an enterprise value of $82.82 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 18.13, which is higher than 74% of companies in the Global Restaurants industry. The stock price is currently 6.67% below its 52-week high and 22.04% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 20.09.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and Jerome Dodson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%.

Aaron's Inc. (AAN) is trading around $50 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $80.82, which suggests it is undervalued with a 36% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has registered a positive performance of 12.3%.

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The company, which retails furniture, consumer electronics and household accessories, has a market cap of $3.75 billion and an enterprise value of $3.75 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 12.66, which is higher than 72% of companies in the Global Rental and Leasing Services industry. The stock price is currently 7.82% below its 52-week high and 50.54% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.98.

Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.15% of outstanding shares, followed by First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.83% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81%.

Gaztransport et technigaz SA (GZPZF) is trading around $68.30 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $83.90, which suggests it is undervalued with a 19% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 26.6%.

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The company, which supplies services relating to the building of liquefied natural gas storage, has a market cap of $2.53 billion and an enterprise value of $2.39 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 16.86, which is higher than 55% of companies in the Global Diversified Industrials industry.

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. (HLX) is trading around $10.45 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $89.50, which suggests it is undervalued with a 88% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 20.8%.

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The company, which provides offshore energy services, has a market cap of $1.56 billion and an enterprise value of $1.73 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 22.89, which is lower than 86% of companies in the Global Oil & Gas Equipment and Services industry. The stock price is currently 3.31% below its 52-week high and 93.57% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 0.98.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32% of outstanding shares, followed by Royce with 0.18%.

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