6 Undervalued Stocks With Rising Prices

Peter Lynch Value gives wide Margin of Safety

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Dec 01, 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 companies are trading with wide margins of safety and have had positive performances over the last 12 months.

Cosan Ltd. (CZZ) is trading around $9 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $11.08, which suggests it is undervalued with a 18% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has registered a positive performance of 34%.

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The company which distributes piped natural gas and logistics services, has a market cap of $1.97 billion and an enterprise value of $8.27 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 15, which is higher than 78% of companies in the Global Utilities - Diversified industry. The stock price is currently 21% below its 52-week high and 40% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.55.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 1.43% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42% and John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.

BOC Aviation Ltd. (BCVVF) Shs Unitary 144A/Reg is trading around $7.8 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $11.2, which suggests it is undervalued with a 30% margin of safety. The stock registered a positive three-month performance of 20.4%.

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The company which operates in the management of aircraft leases, has a market cap of $5.3 billion and an enterprise value of $16.7 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 8.21, which is higher than 84% of companies in the Global Airports and Air Services industry. The price-book ratio is 1.34.

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional ADR (SID) is trading around $2.26 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $17.30, which suggests it is undervalued with a 87% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 13.2%.

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The integrated steel producer has a market cap of $3.12 billion and an enterprise value of $10.38 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 3.25, which is higher than 67% of companies in the Global Steel industry. The stock price is currently 35.98% below its 52-week high and 18.32% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 1.66.

Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.03% of outstanding shares.

Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA ADR (TGS) is trading around $15.22 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $18.61, which suggests it is undervalued with a 18% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has registered a positive performance of 10.3%.

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The company which markets natural gas liquids, has a market cap of $2.39 billion and an enterprise value of $2.54 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 20.45, which is lower than 55% of companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Gas industry. The stock price is currently 37.14% below its 52-week high and 42.02% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 21.31.

Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.2% of outstanding shares.

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (KL) is trading around $20.40 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $26.50, which suggests it is undervalued with a 23% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 5.9%.

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The company which operates in mining and milling operations, has a market cap of $4.28 billion and an enterprise value of $4.05 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 20.87, which is lower than 68% of companies in the Global Gold industry. The stock price is currently 14.23% below its 52-week high and 57.06% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 3.62.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Simons’ firm with 0.19% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

Fanhua Inc. ADR (FANH) is trading around $24.25 per share. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $29.4, which suggests it is undervalued with a 18% margin of safety. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 12.6%.

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The insurance intermediary company has a market cap of $1.58 billion and an enterprise value of $1.25 billion.

The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 17.10, which is lower than 65% of companies in the Global Insurance Brokers industry. The stock price is currently 36.59% below its 52-week high and 20.05% above its 52-week low. The price-book ratio is 3.88.

Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.5% of outstanding shares followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31%.

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