6 Stocks With Low Price-Sales Ratios

Delta Air Lines makes the list

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Aug 09, 2019
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener as of Friday, the following companies look cheap since they are trading with low price-sales ratios.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS, Financial) is trading around $53.50 per share with a price-sales ratio of 3.05 and a price-earnings ratio of 21.59.

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The company, which operates resorts and casinos, has a market cap of $41.56 billion. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 19.46% over the past decade.

The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $26, suggesting it is overpriced by 101%. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $37.5

The company's largest guru shareholder is Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55% of outstanding shares, followed by the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41% and Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio)’s Maverick Capital with 0.21%.

Humana Inc. (HUM, Financial) is trading around $297 per share with a price-sales ratio of 0.65 and a price-earnings ratio of 16.05.

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The managed care company has a market cap of $39.70 billion. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 24.69% over the last 10 years.

The DCF calculator gives the stock a fair value of $236.06, suggesting it is overpriced by 24%. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $274.95.

With 2.30% of outstanding shares, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.97% and the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.71%.

Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. (KDP, Financial) is trading around $29 with a price-sales ratio of 1.73 and a price-earnings ratio of 15.68.

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The company, which operates in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry, has a market cap of $38.84 billion. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 19.91% over the past decade.

The DCF calculator gives the company a fair value of $18.83, suggesting it is overpriced by 46%. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $24.65.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio)’s Point72 Asset Management with 0.10% of outstanding shares, followed by George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio)’s GAMCO Investors with 0.01%.

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL, Financial) is trading around $59.24 with a price-sales ratio of 0.86 and a price-earnings ratio of 8.83.

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The airline has a market cap of $38.52 billion. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 16.44% over the last 10 years.

The DCF calculator gives the company a fair value of $71.7, suggesting it is undervalued with a 17.38% of margin of safety. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair value of $89.7.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 10.83% of outstanding shares, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.34%.

Aflac Inc. (AFL, Financial) is trading around $52.11 with a price-sales ratio of 1.83 and a price-earnings ratio of 12.75.

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The provider of health insurance and life insurance has a market cap of $38.58 billion. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 11.11% over the past decade.

The DCF calculator gives the company a fair value of $66.38, suggesting it is undervalued with a 21% of margin of safety. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $61.5.

The company's largest guru shareholder is John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% of outstanding shares, followed by the Smead Value Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%.

The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV, Financial) is trading around $148 with a price-sales ratio of 1.23 and a price-earnings ratio of 14.98.

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The company, which provides products for commercial and personal insurance lines, has a market cap of $38.37 billion. The stock has risen at an annualized rate of 13.56% over the last 10 years.

The DCF calculator gives the company a fair value of $124.3, suggesting it is overpriced by 18.33%. The Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $147.6.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Buffett with 2.27% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 1.01% and First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.83%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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