6 Low Price-Sales Stocks

Wipro tops the list

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2018-07-24 14:51:21
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    According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks with market caps over $5 billion look cheap since they are trading with low price-sales ratios.

    Wipro Ltd. (WIT, Financial) is trading around $4.98 per share with a price-sales ratio of 2.35, a price-earnings ratio of 16.02 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 18.18. The company has a market cap of $17.83 billion and the stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 5% over the last 10 years.

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    The company provides business application, technology infrastructure and consulting services. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $4.05 per share, suggesting it is overpriced by 23%. The Peter Lynch earnings line also suggests the stock is overpriced, giving it a fair value of $4.05.

    Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.08% of outstanding shares, followed by Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

    Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV, Financial) is trading around $10.3 per share with a price-sales ratio of 2.90 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 17.64. The company has a market cap of $2.33 billion and the stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 5% over the past decade.

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    The company offers network testing, monitoring and assurance products.

    The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Simons with 0.65% of outstanding shares, followed by Fisher with 0.3%.

    Sanofi SA (SNY, Financial) is trading around $42.66 per share with a price-sales ratio of 2.54, a price-earnings ratio of 10.90 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 13.18. The company has a market cap of $105.85 billion and the stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 5% over the last 10 years.

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    The company operates in the health care industry and manufacturers therapeutic solutions. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $18.35 per share, suggesting it is overpriced by 132%. The Peter Lynch earnings line also suggests the stock is overpriced, giving it a fair value of $30.30.

    Dodge & Cox is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.48% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.87%, Fisher with 0.63% and Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.26%.

    OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC, Financial) is trading around $30.39 per share with a price-sales ratio of 5.13, a price-earnings ratio of 29.27 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 14.93. The company has a market cap of $1.46 billion and the stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 5% over the past decade.

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    It is the holding company for OceanFirst Bank. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $17.94, suggesting it is overpriced by 68%. The Peter Lynch earnings line also suggests the stock is overpriced, giving it a fair value of $19.20.

    The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Simons with 3.38% of outstanding shares, followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81% and Private Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.74%.

    Vodafone Group PLC (VOD, Financial) is trading around $23.51 per share with a price-sales ratio of 1.21, a price-earnings ratio of 22.32 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 18.38. The company has a market cap of $62.41 billion and the stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 5% over the last 10 years.

    It is the largest wireless phone company in the world. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $20.64, suggesting it is overpriced by 14%.

    The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Fisher with 1.06% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.69%, Simons with 0.24% and Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.

    Fortis Inc. (FTS, Financial) is trading around $32.24 per share with a price-sales ratio of 2.13, a price-earnings ratio of 17.98 and a forward price-earnings ratio of 16.69. The company has a market cap of $13.77 billion and the stock price has risen at an annualized rate of 5.1% over the past decade.

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    The company owns and operates utility transmission assets in Canada and the United States. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $19.63, suggesting it is overpriced by 64%. The Peter Lynch earnings line also suggests the stock is overpriced, giving it a fair value of $26.70.

    WIth 0.29% of outstanding shares, Simons is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03% and Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

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

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