Should Value Investors Buy ENEL CHILE SA (ENIC) Stock?

Zacks
14 Jan

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, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by the market at large.

In addition to the Zacks Rank, investors looking for stocks with specific traits can utilize our Style Scores system. Of course, value investors will be most interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with "A" grades for Value and high Zacks Ranks are among the best value stocks available at any given moment.

One company to watch right now is ENEL CHILE SA (ENIC). ENIC is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), as well as an A grade for Value. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 8.47 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 15. ENIC's Forward P/E has been as high as 12.84 and as low as 7.96, with a median of 11.10, all within the past year.

Value investors also love the P/S ratio, which is calculated by simply dividing a stock's price with the company's 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. ENIC has a P/S ratio of 0.82. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 2.08.

Finally, investors should note that ENIC has a P/CF ratio of 4.48. This figure highlights a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find firms that are undervalued when considering their impressive cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 11.45. Within the past 12 months, ENIC's P/CF has been as high as 6.39 and as low as 3.89, with a median of 4.51.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in ENEL CHILE SA's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that ENIC is an impressive value stock right now.

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