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 performance over the past 12 months.
Penske Automotive Group Inc. (PAG) is trading around $49.24 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $103.87, which suggests it is undervalued with a 54% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it now registers a positive performance of 12.3%.
The company operates automotive and commercial vehicle dealership in the U.S. and Western Europe. It has a market cap of $4.18 billion and an enterprise value of $7.64 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 6.39, which is higher than 91% of companies in the Global Auto and Truck Dealerships industry. The stock price is currently 13.46% below its 52-week high and 23.79% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.66.
With 0.62% of outstanding shares, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.
Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX) is trading around $55.15 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $120.43, suggesting it is undervalued with a 53% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it currently registers a positive performance of about 12.4%.
The company designs, manufactures and markets railroad freight car equipment. It has a market cap of $1.77 billion and an enterprise value of $1.71 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 11.86, which is higher than 59% of companies in the Global Railroads industry. The stock price is currently 3.27% below its 52-week high and 28.47% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.40.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.6% of outstanding shares, followed by Gabelli with 0.64% and Robert Olstein (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.57%.
IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) is trading around $100.61 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $119.54 suggesting it is undervalued with a 16% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it registers a positive performance of about 5.1%.
The company provides information and technology-enabled healthcare service. It has a market cap of $20.35 billion and an enterprise value of $30.05 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 17.11, which is higher than 81% of companies in the Global Diagnostics and Research industry. The stock price is currently 9.09% below its 52-week high and 15.05% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 2.56.
Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 5.17% of outstanding shares, followed by Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.82%, Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.79% and Simons with 0.79%.
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (ALEX) is trading around $24.55 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $121.75, suggesting it is undervalued with a 80% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it currently registers a positive performance of about 5.6%.
The real estate company has a market cap of $1.76 billion and an enterprise value of $2.57 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 5.03, which is higher than 91% of companies in the Global REIT - Diversified industry. The stock price is currently 48.15% below its 52-week high and 16.90% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.33.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Arnold Schneider (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.78% of outstanding shares followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28%.
AMC Networks Inc. Class A (AMCX) is trading around $61.12 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $160.73, suggesting it is undervalued with a 62% margin of safety. The stock started its positive upward trend three months ago; it currently registers a positive performance of about 20.2%.
The company operates several cable television brands with high quality content. It has a market cap of $3.55 billion and an enterprise value of $6.18 billion.
The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 7.99, which is higher than 87% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry. The stock price is currently 10.58% below its 52-week high and 31.63% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 16.01.
Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 5.4% of outstanding shares, followed by Gabelli with 1.8%, Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.95% and Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
