Shareholders of Telecom Argentina SA (TEO) and Xerox Holdings Corporation (XRX) have witnessed a significant decline in the value of their holdings over the past couple of years, largely underperforming the S&P 500 Index.

Even so, these companies still have negative recommendation ratings on Wall Street, which indicates that analysts do not expect 2021 to be different in terms of share price performance.

Thus, shareholders of these stocks may want to consider lowering their stakes, in my opinion.

Telecom Argentina SA (TEO)

Shares of the Argentinian telecommunication services provider have declined by 43% over the past year, 60% over the

According to the High Dividend Yield Screen, five stocks with a dividend yield of at least 4% and a GuruFocus business predictability rank of at least 4.5 stars are Telecom Argentina SA (TEO), Cogent Communications Holdings Inc. (CCOI), Big Lots Inc. (BIG), National Health Investors Inc. (NHI) and Cedar Fair LP (FUN).

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Since I first analyzed Telecom Argentina SA (TEO) last July, both the company and the country it operates in have been beaten up considerably. The company's stock price and the Argentine peso were cut in half over the last year.

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Now for the good news, which is to say that the bad news is pretty much baked into the stock at this point. In March, the company reported solid numbers, with net income of 5.5 billion Argentine pesos on sales of 168 billion pesos. In dollar terms, that’s $132 million

According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following companies have grown their book value per share (BV/S) over the past decade.

BV/S is calculated as total equity minus preferred stock, divided by shares outstanding. Theoretically, it is what shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets minus total liabilities. Since the BV/S may not reflect the company’s true value, some investors check the tangible book value to confirm their investment ideas.

The BV/S of NIC Inc. (EGOV) has grown 10% over the last 10 years. The price-book

Telecom Argentina (TEO) offers fixed-line and mobile phone services along with internet and other telecommunication services to the whole city of Buenos Aires, which is home to roughly 3 million people. Mobile is the company's biggest revenue generator, seeing solid growth with a 61% increase in 4G subscribers since first quarter 2017.

Fresh off FIFA World Cup disappointment, the Argentine economy is now in focus. Venezuela is, by far, the worst economy in all of Latin America thanks to socialist rule and money supply expansion, but Argentina is not that far behind after Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s administration's struggle with

Companies growing their earnings per share are often good investments as they can return a solid profit to investors. According to the discounted cash flow calculator, the following undervalued companies have grown their earnings over a five-year period.

The earnings per share of Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) have grown 29% annually over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 24% margin of safety at $60.63 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 8.13. The stock price has been as high as $95.75 and

Companies with growing earnings per share (EPS) are often good investments as they can return a solid profit to investors. According to the discount cash flow (DCF) calculator, the following are undervalued companies that have grown EPS over a five-year period.

The EPS of Telecom Argentina SA ADRÂ (TEO) has grown 10% over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a margin of safety of 35.3% at the price of $27.64. The price-earnings (P/E) ratio is 18.43, and the price has been as high

The following companies have grown their book values per share (BV/S) over the last 10 years.

BV/S is calculated as total equity minus preferred stock, divided by shares outstanding (EOP). Theoretically, it is what shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets minus total liabilities. Because the BV/S may not reflect the company’s true value, some investors check the tangible book value to confirm their investment ideas.

The BV/S of Hibbett Sports Inc. (HIBB) has grown by 16% over the last 10 years.

Companies with growing earnings per share (EPS) are often good investments as they can return a solid profit to investors. Here is a selection of the most undervalued companies that have five-year growing EPS, according to the DCF calculator.

The EPS of Heartland Financial USA Inc. (HTLF) grew by 15% over the last five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and trading with a margin of safety of 35.9% at $47.80. The price-earnings (P/E) ratio is 15.55; the price has been as high as $52.65 and as low as

The following companies have grown their book values per share (BV/S) over the last 10 years.

BV/S is calculated as total equity minus preferred stock, divided by shares outstanding (EOP). Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets minus total liabilities. Because the BV/S may not reflect the company’s true value, some investors check the tangible book value to confirm their investment ideas.

The BV/S of Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADRÂ (ITUB) has grown by 10.8% over the last

The following stocks are trading with wide margins of safety, according to the DCF calculator and some of them have very low price-earnings (P/E) ratios. GuruFocus' All-in-One Screener can be used to find similar stocks.

Amerco Inc. (UHAL) has a market cap of $6.88 billion and a GuruFocus business predictability rating of 2 of 5 stars. The stock has a price of $350.88 per share with a P/E ratio of 14.77 and according to the DCF calculator, is trading with a margin of safety of 51%, since its fair value is $710.28. During the last 12 months, the

Companies with growing EPS are often good investments because they can return a good profit to investors. Here is a selection of the most undervalued companies, according to the DCF calculator, that have had five-year growing EPS.

Earnings per share of Discover Financial Services (DFS) grew by 25% over the last five years and according to the DCF calculator, the stock at the current price of $57.09 is undervalued and is trading with a margin of safety of 62%.

Discover Financial Services is a direct banking and payment services company. It offers credit card loans, private student loans,

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