Value Stocks

Value stocks are stocks trading lower than their financial fundamentals suggest. They are perceived as undervalued, and have the potential to rise. Many new tech stocks, for instance, start out as growth stocks and transition into value stocks.

They have a low price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios—which is why they’re less expensive than growth stocks. Due to this fundamental distinction, a value stock is often traded at a more affordable rate than a growth stock.

To investors, they see companies that fall into this category as undervalued. These investors are less likely to invest in a growth stock because they feel that value company’s stock will eventually reach their full potential once they are recognized by the market.

Generally speaking, the climb is steady for value stocks. The only other way for it to emerge into the market like a growth stock is for it to be a bit more innovative with its products or services.

Pat McKeough is an expert at delving into a company’s financial statements and identifying undervalued securities and value stocks. That’s because value stocks are the foundation of any long term investment strategy, at TSI Network we also recommend our three-part Successful Investor strategy:

  1. Invest mainly in well-established companies;
  2. Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; the Consumer sector; Finance; Utilities);
  3. Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC....
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Thanks to a new cost-cutting plan, Transcontinental’s shares have rebounded nearly 40% since falling to $10 in November 2023. While the company remains vulnerable to an economic slowdown, it stands to gain as inflation eases and interest rates start to decline, possibly later this year....

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $135 is a buy. Canada’s largest food seller (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 316.4 million; Market cap: $42.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) recently purchased 10 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks, which increased its total to 14....
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HP INC. $30 is a hold. The company (New York symbol HPQ; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 990.9 billion; Market cap: $29.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.hp.com) is a leading maker of personal computers and home and office printers.


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EMBECTA CORP. $18 is still a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EMBC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 57.3 million; Market cap: $1.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.embecta.com) took its current form in April 2022 when Becton Dickinson (see left) spun off its Diabetes Care business....
STATE STREET CORP. $76 is a buy. The company (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 308.6 million; Market cap: $23.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.statestreet.com) sells accounting and administrative services to operators of mutual funds and pension plans.


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