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Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers. Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits. On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the Value category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and A grades for Value will be some of the highest-quality value stocks on the market today. Brinker International (EAT) is a stock many investors are watching right now. EAT is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. We also note that EAT holds a PEG ratio of 1.20. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a companys expected EPS growth rate. EATs industry has an average PEG of 2.34 right now. EATs PEG has been as high as 1.85 and as low as 0.98, with a median of 1.25, all within the past year. Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stocks price with the companys sales. Some people prefer this metric because sales are harder to manipulate on an income statement. This means it could be a truer performance indicator. EAT has a P/S ratio of 0.36. This compares to its industrys average P/S of 0.81. Finally, investors will want to recognize that EAT has a P/CF ratio of 4.62. This data point considers a firms operating cash flow and is frequently used to find companies that are undervalued when considering their solid cash outlook. EATs current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industrys average P/CF of 17.37. Over the past year, EATs P/CF has been as high as 6.16 and as low as 4.44, with a median of 5.44. Value investors will likely look at more than just these metrics, but the above data helps show that Brinker International is likely undervalued currently. And when considering the strength of its earnings outlook, EAT sticks out at as one of the markets strongest value stocks. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research View comments
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