6 Stocks Trading Below Peter Lynch Value

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 last 12 months.

Comcast Corp. Class A (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is trading around $35.18 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $39.97, which suggests it is undervalued with a 12% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has registered a positive performance of 5.3%.

• CMCSA 30-Year Financial Data
• The intrinsic value of CMCSA
• Peter Lynch Chart of CMCSA

The media and technology company has a market cap of $161.19 billion and an enterprise value of $221.1 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 7, which is higher than 92% of companies in the Global Pay TV industry. The stock price is currently 20.05% below its 52-week high and 15.61% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 2.27.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Dodge & Cox with 2.88% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.77% and First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.69%.

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE:HRB) is trading around $26.51 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $46.39, which suggests it is undervalued with a 43% margin of safety. The stock registered a positive three-month performance of 13.8%.

The tax services provider has a market cap of $5.45 billion and an enterprise value of $5.97 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.51, which is lower than 59% of companies in the Global Personal Services industry. The stock price is currently 11.07% below its 52-week high and 18.08% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 28.37.

First Eagle is the company's largest guru shareholder with 3.08% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.17%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.65% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.54%.

Continental Building Products Inc. (NYSE:CBPX) is trading around $36 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $46.75, which suggests it is undervalued with a 23% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 11.7%.

The company, which manufactures gypsum wallboard and finishing products, has a market cap of $1.34 billion and an enterprise value of $1.52 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 19.34, which is lower than 58% of companies in the Global Building Materials industry. The stock price is currently 8.79% below its 52-week high and 44.48% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 4.05.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.31% of outstanding shares, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.

Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) is trading around $40 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $52.73, which suggests it is undervalued with a 24% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has registered a positive performance of 6.2%.

The financial services company has a market cap of $8.8 billion and an enterprise value of $10.46 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 8.17, which is higher than 63% of companies in the Global Insurance - Life industry. The stock price is currently 31.50% below its 52-week high and 16.37% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 0.95.

Donald Smith (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.44% of outstanding shares, followed by NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.6% and Pioneer Investments with 0.58%.

HFF Inc. (NYSE:HF) is trading around $39 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $55.22, which suggests it is undervalued with a 29% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 13.4%.

The company, which provides commercial real estate and capital markets services, has a market cap of $1.54 billion and an enterprise value of $1.56 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 16.19, which is lower than 69% of companies in the Global Real Estate Services industry. The stock price is currently 24.14% below its 52-week high and 18.96% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 5.81.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Simons with 0.13% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.07% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.

Spirit Airlines Inc. (NYSE:SAVE) is trading around $44 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $56.68, which suggests it is undervalued with a 22% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 16.7%.

The airline has a market cap of $3 billion and an enterprise value of $3.96 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 11.03, which is higher than 80% of companies in the Global Airlines industry. The stock price is currently 11.44% below its 52-week high and 33.22% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.74.

First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.13% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.95% and PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.92%.

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

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