5 Guru Stocks Trading Below the Peter Lynch Value

Steel Partners Holdings tops the list

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Jun 13, 2021
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  • Margin of safety above 15% for all the companies
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, as of June 14, the following companies are trading below their Peter Lynch fair values with wide margins of safety and have had positive performances over the past 12 months.

Steel Partners Holdings

Steel Partners Holding LP (SPLP) was trading around $28 per share as of June 14. The Peter Lynch fair value is $73.37, which suggests the stock is undervalued with a 62% margin of safety. Over the past 12 months, the stock has climbed 378%.

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The industrial conglomerate has a market cap of $622 million and an enterprise value of $3.21 billion.

The price-earnings ratio is 5.78. The share price is 5.76% below its 52-week high and 507% above its 52-week low.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55% of outstanding shares, followed by Michael Price (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.

Global Ship

Global Ship Lease Inc. (GSL) was trading around $20.40 per share as of Monday. The Peter Lynch fair value is $24.87, which suggests it is undervalued with a 18% margin of safety. The stock has registered a 52-week increase of 378%.

The company, which operates in the container shipping sector, has a market cap of $739 million and an enterprise value of $1.36 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 10.86, which is higher than 74% of companies in the transportation industry. The share price is 0.10% below its 52-week high and 407% above its 52-week low.

Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.25% of outstanding shares.

Steel Dynamics

Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) was trading around $65 per share. The Peter Lynch fair value gives the stock a price of $90.50, which suggests it is undervalued with a 28% margin of safety. Over the past 12 months, the stock has climbed 158%.

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The operator of scrap-based steel has a market cap of $13.7 billion and an enterprise value of $15.4 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 17.34, which is lower than 56% of companies in the steel industry, and is currently 2.8% below its 52-week high and 171% above its 52-week low.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons’ firm with 0.07% and Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%

Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF) was trading around $122 per share as of Monday. The Peter Lynch fair value is $169, which suggests the company is undervalued with a 28% margin of safety. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has climbed 111%.

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The casualty insurance company has a market cap of $19.6 billion and an enterprise value of $19.58 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 6.44, which is higher than 80% of companies in the insurance industry. The price is currently 2.07% below its 52-week high and 108% above its 52-week low.

Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.12% of outstanding shares, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

Mesabi Trust

Mesabi Trust (MSB) was trading around $38 per share as of Monday. The Peter Lynch fair value gives the stock a price of $44.60, which suggests it is undervalued with a 15% margin of safety.

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Over the past 12 months, the stock has increased 129%.

The U.S. royalty trust has a market cap of $496 million and an enterprise value of $470 million.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 21.21, which is lower than 67% of companies in the steel industry. The share price is currently 4.49% below its 52-week high and 152% above its 52-week low.

Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 12.99% of outstanding shares.

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